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Proverbs 7:27

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Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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  1. Proverbs 5:5Rank 1 from verse 27
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    5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

  2. Proverbs 9:18Rank 2 from verse 27
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    18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

  3. Proverbs 2:18–19Rank 3 from verse 27
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    18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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

  4. Revelation 22:15Rank 4 from verse 27
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    15For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

  5. Ecclesiastes 7:26Rank 5 from verse 27
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    26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

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Proverbs 7:27

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hell

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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

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

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