Proverbs 7:25

25 Don't let your heart turn to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.

Proverbs 7:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 7:25

Let not thine heart decline to her ways
Or turn not aside from the right way, the path of truth and holiness, to those of the whorish woman, that lead to ruin and destruction; do not so much as think of going out of the one into the other; let there not be the least wandering thought, affection, or disposition of the mind thereunto; stop and check the first motion of the heart, which leads to a compliance with her, and seems to be directed to her ways, or to betray any love and liking of them; go not astray in her paths;
for whoever walks in her paths goes astray from God and his law; from Christ and his Gospel; and from the true church of God; and from the right paths of faith, duty and worship.

Proverbs 7:25 In-Context

23 or like a bird rushing into a trap, not knowing its life is at stake till an arrow pierces its liver.
24 So now, children, listen to me; pay attention to what I am saying.
25 Don't let your heart turn to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.
26 For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous those she has killed.
27 Her house is the way to Sh'ol; it leads down to the halls of death.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.