He will see his resting place is good. He will see his land is pleasant. Then he will agree to carry heavy loads. He will agree to work as a slave.”
Proverbs 2:18 - Easy To Read Version And now, going with her into her house leads to death! If you follow her, she will lead you to the grave! Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For her house sinks down to death and her paths to the spirits [of the dead]. American Standard Version (1901) For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead; Common English Bible Her house sinks down to death, and her paths go down to the shadowy dead. Catholic Public Domain Version and who has forgotten the covenant of her God. For her household inclines toward death, and her paths toward Hell. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell. |
He will see his resting place is good. He will see his land is pleasant. Then he will agree to carry heavy loads. He will agree to work as a slave.”
“Foolish people die because they refuse to follow wisdom. They are happy to continue in their foolish ways, and this will destroy them.
And those poor foolish people didn’t know that her house was filled only with ghosts. She (Foolishness) had invited them into the deepest parts of the place of death!
You can be sure of this: No person will have a place in the kingdom of Christ and of God if that person does sexual sins, or does evil things, or is a person who always wants more and more for himself. A greedy person like that is serving a false god.
But the people who are cowards, people who refuse to believe, people who do terrible things, people who kill, people who sin sexually, people who do evil magic, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [159]} and people who tell lies—all those people will have a place in the lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.”
Outside the city are the dogs (bad people), people who do evil magic, people who sin sexually, people who murder, people who worship idols, {\cf2\super [175]} and people who love lies and tell lies.