Proverbs

Proverbs 7:25–27

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.

²⁷Her house is the road to Sheol,

descending to the chambers of death.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let your heart	לִבֶּ֑ךָ	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
turn aside	יֵ֣שְׂטְ	yê·śəṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7847 turn aside
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her ways	דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ	də·rā·ḵe·hā	Noun - common plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
stray	תֵּ֝תַע	tê·ṯa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H8582 err
into her paths	בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃	bin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5410 path, pathway

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she has brought many	רַבִּ֣ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
down	הִפִּ֑ילָה	hip·pî·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
to death	חֲלָלִ֣ים	ḥă·lā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
her slain	הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃	hă·ru·ḡe·hā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H2026 kill, slay
are many	וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים	wa·‘ă·ṣu·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H6099 mighty, numerous
in number	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her house	בֵּיתָ֑הּ	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
is the road	דַּרְכֵ֣י	dar·ḵê	Noun - common plural construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
descending	יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת	yō·rə·ḏō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the chambers	חַדְרֵי־	ḥaḏ·rê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2315 chamber, room
of death	מָֽוֶת׃פ	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 7:25 Proverbs 5:8 · Proverbs 6:25 · Isaiah 53:6 · Matthew 5:28

Proverbs 7:26 1 Peter 2:11 · Nehemiah 13:26

Proverbs 7:27 Proverbs 9:18 · Proverbs 5:5 · Proverbs 2:18–19 · Revelation 22:15 · Ecclesiastes 7:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.