Proverbs 2:18
Strong's Lexicon
For
כִּ֤י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

her house
בֵּיתָ֑הּ (bê·ṯāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

sinks down
שָׁ֣חָה (šā·ḥāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7743: 1) to sink down, be bowed down, be humble 1a) (Qal) to sink down 1b) (Hiphil) of depression of the mind

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

death,
מָ֣וֶת (mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4194: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death

and her tracks
מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4570: 1) entrenchment, track 1a) circumvallation, entrenchment 1b) track

to
וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

the departed spirits.
רְ֝פָאִ֗ים (rə·p̄ā·’îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7496: 1) ghosts of the dead, shades, spirits

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.

Young's Literal Translation
For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.

New American Standard Bible
For her house sinks down to death And her tracks [lead] to the dead;

King James Bible
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Surely her house leads down to death and her paths to the spirits of the dead.

New Living Translation
Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to the grave.

English Standard Version
for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed;

New American Standard Bible
For her house sinks down to death And her tracks lead to the dead;

King James Bible
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
for her house sinks down to death and her ways to the land of the departed spirits.

International Standard Version
For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.

NET Bible
For her house sinks down to death, and her paths lead to the place of the departed spirits.

American Standard Version
For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

English Revised Version
For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead:

Young's Literal Translation
For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.
















Cross References
Genesis 49:15
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.

Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 2:17
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Proverbs 2:15
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

Proverbs 2:19
None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

Proverbs 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Proverbs 2:21
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
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