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Proverbs 2:18

Proverbs 2:18
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

For her house inclineth unto death,.... Bends, verges, and points that way; it lies in the way to death, and brings unto…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The house of the adulteress is as Hades, the realm of death, haunted by the spectral shadows of the dead (Rephaim, see…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 2:10-22

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

her house&c. It is a steep descent, ending in death. The rendering of R.V. marg., she sinketh down unto death which is…