Proverbs 2:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 2:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 2:18 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 2:18 — KJV
“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.”
— Proverbs 2:18 (KJV)
Proverbs 2:18 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 2:18
“And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. me: Heb. my soul”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:18: house, death, dead
“For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king? dead...: Heb. men of death”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:18: house, death, dead
“And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:18: house, dead
“And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, even all the house of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:18: house, dead
“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee. to turn...: Heb. revolt against the LORD”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:18: house, death
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