Proverbs 7:25

The Passion Translation

Control your sexual urges and guard your hearts against lust. Don’t let your passions get out of hand and don’t lock your eyes onto a beautiful woman. Why would you want to even get close to temptation and seduction, to have an affair with her?

Cross References

Psalm 119:176

I’ll never forget what you’ve taught me, Lord, but when I wander off and lose my way, come after me, for I am your beloved!

Proverbs 5:23

Those who choose wickedness die for lack of self-control, for their foolish ways lead them astray, carrying them away as hostages— kidnapped captives robbed of destiny.

Proverbs 5:8

Don’t even go near the door of her house unless you want to fall into her seduction.

Proverbs 7:26

She has pierced the souls of multitudes of men— many mighty ones have fallen and have been brought down by her.

Proverbs 9:15

She preaches to all who walk by her who are clueless as to what is happening:

Isaiah 53:6

Like wayward sheep, we have all wandered astray. Each of us has turned from God’s paths and chosen our own way; even so, Yahweh laid the guilt of our every sin upon him.

Matthew 5:28

However, I say to you, if you look with lust in your eyes at a woman who is not your wife, you’ve already committed adultery in your heart.