King James Version
Proverbs 7:25 in the King James Version says “Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.”
Proverbs 7:25 · KJV
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“to her ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“Let not thine heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“go not astray”
H8582to vacillate, i.e., reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
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