Proverbs 2:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 2:18

16 To deliver you from ^athe immoral woman,
^bFrom the seductress who flatters with her words,

17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.

18 For ^aher house leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;

19 None who go to her return,
Nor do they¹ regain the paths of life—

20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.

21 For the upright will dwell in the ^aland,
And the blameless will remain in it;

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 2:18

American Standard Version
For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

Amplified® Bible
For her house sinks down to death and her paths to the spirits [of the dead].

Contemporary English Version
The road to her house leads down to the dark world of the dead.

Darby English Version
-- for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;

Good News Bible
If you go to her house, you are traveling the road to death. To go there is to approach the world of the dead.

King James Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

New American Standard Bible
For her house sinks down to death And her tracks {lead} to the dead;

New International Version
For her house leads down to death
and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

New King James Version
For her house leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For her house sinks down to death And her tracks lead to the dead;

Revised Standard Version
for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the shades;

Young's Literal Translation
For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

New English Translation
For her house¹ sinks² down to death, and her paths lead³ to the place of the departed spirits.⁴