King James Version
Proverbs 2:19 in the King James Version says “None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.”
Proverbs 2:19 · KJV
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“unto her return again”
H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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