Proverbs 7:25

25 Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander 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 until an arrow pierces his heart, like a bird darting into a trap. He does not realize that it will cost him his life.
24 Now, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words from my mouth.
25 Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto her paths,
26 because she has brought down many victims, and she has killed all too many.
27 Her home is the way to hell and leads to the darkest vaults of death.
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