Proverbs 7:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּ
(bei·tah;)
1004: a housea prim. root
is the wayדַּרְכֵ֣י
(dar·chei)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
to Sheol,שְׁאֹ֣ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
Descendingיֹ֝רְדֹ֗ות
(yo·re·do·vt)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the chambersחַדְרֵי־
(chad·rei-)
2315: a chamber, roomfrom chadar
of death.מָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
Her house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
is the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
to hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
going down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the chambers
cheder  (kheh'-der)
an apartment (usually literal) -- (bed) inner)chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, + south, within.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.

King James Bible
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

International Standard Version
Her house leads to Sheol, descending to death's catacombs.

NET Bible
Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The paths of her house are the paths of Sheol, of those descending to the chambers of death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Her home is the way to hell and leads to the darkest vaults of death.

King James 2000 Bible
Her house is the way to sheol, going down to the chambers of death.
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