Focused Passage

Proverbs 7:24-27

The Path to Slaughter: Wisdom's Warning Against Seduction and the Collapse of Judgment

The chapter moves from internalized wisdom, to observed naivety, to the seducer's calculated strategy, to the young man's collapse, to a final warning that her house leads to death.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

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Verse 24

Original words

Nowוְעַתָּ֣הH6258Conjunctive waw | Adverbmy sonsבָ֭נִיםH1121Noun - masculine plurallistenשִׁמְעוּ־H8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralto meלִ֑יPreposition | first person common singularand attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּH7181Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralto the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־H561Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructof my mouthפִֽי׃H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 25

Original words

Do notאַל־H408Adverblet your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָH3820Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularturn asideיֵ֣שְׂטְH7847Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionher waysדְּרָכֶ֣יהָH1870Noun - common plural construct | third person feminine singulardo notאַל־H408Adverbstrayתֵּ֝תַעH8582Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularinto her pathsבִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃H5410Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Verse 26

Original words

Forכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionshe has brought manyרַבִּ֣יםH7227Adjective - masculine pluraldownהִפִּ֑ילָהH5307Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singularto deathחֲלָלִ֣יםH2491Noun - masculine pluralher slainהֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃H2026Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularare manyוַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםH6099Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralin numberכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular construct
Verse 27

Original words

Her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּH1004Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularis the roadדַּרְכֵ֣יH1870Noun - common plural constructto Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלH7585Noun - common singulardescendingיֹ֝רְד֗וֹתH3381Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe chambersחַדְרֵי־H2315Noun - masculine plural constructof deathמָֽוֶת׃פH4194Noun - masculine singular

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