Proverbs 7:25

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Cross-references

Proverbs 4:14 says 'Do not enter the path of the wicked' — the same command to avoid evil paths as here.

Proverbs 4:15 adds 'Avoid it, turn away' — directly reinforcing the instruction not to stray into her ways.

Proverbs 5:8 warns 'keep your way far from her' — the same warning against the adulteress as here.

Proverbs 5:23 shows the fatal end of being led astray by folly — the discipline of straying is death.

Proverbs 6:25 says 'Do not desire her beauty' — reinforcing the warning here not to let your heart turn to her.

Proverbs 9:15 depicts the foolish woman calling to those on the straight path — the very danger warned against.

In Matthew 5:28, Jesus internalizes the warning — even lustful looks turn the heart astray, making it a heart issue.

Genesis 39:8 provides the counterexample: Joseph actively refuses to stray, showing obedience to the warning.

Isaiah 53:6 Parallel

Isaiah 53:6 universalizes straying as all humanity turning to their own way — a broader spiritual context.

Psalm 119:176 uses the same 'strayed' imagery but as a plea for restoration, contrasting the warning here.

Malachi 2:15 commands faithfulness to one's wife, the positive opposite of turning aside to an adulteress.