Proverbs 2:18

In 11 translations

BSB

For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.Hebrew to the Rephaim

KJV

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

WEB

for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

ASV

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

LSV

For her house has inclined to death, || And her paths to Rephaim.

YLT

For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

DBY

— for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;

DRC

And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.

GNV

Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.

JPS

For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;

LXXE

For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.See Heb.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃

LXX-Br

Ἔθετο γὰρ παρὰ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς, καὶ παρὰ τῷ ᾅδῃ μετὰ τῶν γηγενῶν τοὺς ἄξονας αὐτῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 9:18But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9–11Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor…
• Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”
• Proverbs 5:4–14in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable. So…
• Galatians 5:19–21The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I…
• Ephesians 5:5For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater), has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
• Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Proverbs 6:26–35For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? So is he who sleeps…
• Proverbs 7:22–27He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life. Now, my sons,…

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