Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

New American Standard Bible

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths.

King James Version

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Holman Bible

Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;
don’t stray onto her paths.

International Standard Version

Don't be led astray by her lifestyle, and don't imitate her behavior.

A Conservative Version

Let not thy heart decline to her ways. Go not astray in her paths.

American Standard Version

Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

Amplified


Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths.

Darby Translation

Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths:

Julia Smith Translation

And thy heart shall not deviate to her ways; thou shalt not wander in her beaten paths.

King James 2000

Let not your heart turn aside to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Lexham Expanded Bible

May your heart not turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her path.

Modern King James verseion

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, do not go astray in her paths.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let not thine heart wander in her ways, and be thou not deceived in her paths.

NET Bible

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways -- do not wander into her pathways;

New Heart English Bible

Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go astray in her paths,

The Emphasized Bible

Let not thy heart, turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray, in her paths.

Webster

Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

World English Bible

Don't let your heart turn to her ways. Don't go astray in her paths,

Youngs Literal Translation

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׂטה 
Satah 
Usage: 6

to her ways
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

go not astray
תּעה 
Ta`ah 
Usage: 50

References

Fausets

Context Readings

A Story Of Seduction

24 So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth; 25 Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps. 26 For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

Cross References

Proverbs 5:8

Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

Psalm 119:176

I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.

Proverbs 4:14-15

Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.

Proverbs 5:23

He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

Proverbs 6:25

Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.

Proverbs 23:31-33

Keep your eyes from looking on the wine when it is red, when its colour is bright in the cup, when it goes smoothly down:

Isaiah 53:6

We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.

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