Proverbs 7:27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
*Her house is the way to hell, going downe to the chambers of death.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap.2.18. & 5.5.
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- Proverbs 5:5Rank 1 from verse 27
- Proverbs 9:18Rank 2 from verse 27
- Proverbs 2:18–19Rank 3 from verse 27
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.
18For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:
19None that goe vnto her, returne againe, neither take they hold of the pathes of life.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:26Rank 5 from verse 27
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.
26*†And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Proverbs 7:27
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
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
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Rooms or enclosed spaces within a house, building, or other structure.
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26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
26For shee hath cast downe many wounded: yea many strong men haue bene slaine by her.
27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
27*Her house is the way to hell, going downe to the chambers of death.
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