Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. New Living Translation Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path. English Standard Version Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, Berean Standard Bible Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. King James Bible Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. New King James Version Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths; New American Standard Bible Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths. NASB 1995 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths. NASB 1977 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths. Legacy Standard Bible Do not let your heart go astray into her ways, Do not wander into her pathways. Amplified Bible Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths. Christian Standard Bible Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways; don’t stray onto her paths. Holman Christian Standard Bible Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways; don’t stray onto her paths. American Standard Version Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths. Contemporary English Version Don't even think about that kind of woman or let yourself be misled by someone like her. English Revised Version Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. GOD'S WORD® Translation Do not let your heart be turned to her ways. Do not wander onto her paths, Good News Translation Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her. International Standard Version Don't be led astray by her lifestyle, and don't imitate her behavior. Majority Standard Bible Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. NET Bible Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways--do not wander into her pathways; New Heart English Bible Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go astray in her paths, Webster's Bible Translation Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. World English Bible Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDo not let your heart turn to her ways, "" Do not wander in her paths, Young's Literal Translation Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths, Smith's Literal Translation And thy heart shall not deviate to her ways; thou shalt not wander in her beaten paths. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not let your mind be pulled into her ways. And do not be deceived by her paths. New American Bible Do not let your heart turn to her ways, do not go astray in her paths; New Revised Standard Version Do not let your hearts turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet not your heart incline to her ways, do not go astray in her paths. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Do not incline your heart to her ways and do not go astray in her paths OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let not thy heart decline to her ways, Go not astray in her paths. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings about the Adulteress…24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. 26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.… Cross References Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Proverbs 6:25 Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. Proverbs 5:8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways. Proverbs 2:16-19 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ... Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... Proverbs 22:5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them. Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 1 Peter 2:11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul. Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Ephesians 5:3 But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. Treasury of Scripture Let not your heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. thine Proverbs 4:14,15 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men… Proverbs 5:8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: Proverbs 6:25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. go Proverbs 5:23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. Psalm 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Jump to Previous Astray Decline Footsteps Heart Paths Stray Turn Turned Wander Wandering WaysJump to Next Astray Decline Footsteps Heart Paths Stray Turn Turned Wander Wandering WaysProverbs 7 1. Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom6. In an example of his own experience he shows 10. the cunning of a harlot 22. and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton 24. He detests such wickedness Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways This phrase serves as a direct admonition, urging the reader to guard their heart against being led astray. The "heart" in Hebrew thought is not merely the seat of emotions but the center of one's entire being, encompassing mind, will, and emotions. The heart is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23), and thus, its direction determines one's path. The phrase "turn aside" suggests a deviation from a righteous path, indicating a conscious or unconscious decision to stray. The "ways" refer to the seductive paths of the adulteress, symbolizing any form of temptation that leads one away from God's commandments. Historically, the wisdom literature of the Bible often personifies folly as a seductive woman, warning against the allure of sin that seems appealing but leads to destruction. do not stray into her paths Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Do notאַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not let your heart לִבֶּ֑ךָ (lib·be·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre turn aside יֵ֣שְׂטְ (yê·śəṭ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 7847: To deviate from duty to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to her ways; דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ (də·rā·ḵe·hā) Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not stray תֵּ֝תַע (tê·ṯa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular Strong's 8582: To vacillate, reel, stray into her paths. בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (bin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5410: Path, pathway Links Proverbs 7:25 NIVProverbs 7:25 NLT Proverbs 7:25 ESV Proverbs 7:25 NASB Proverbs 7:25 KJV Proverbs 7:25 BibleApps.com Proverbs 7:25 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 7:25 Chinese Bible Proverbs 7:25 French Bible Proverbs 7:25 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:25 Don't let your heart turn to her (Prov. 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