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Proverbs 2:18-20
English Standard Version
Proverbs 2:18-20
English Standard Version
18 (A)for her house sinks down to death,
and her paths to the departed;[a]
19 none who go to her come back,
nor do they regain the paths of life.
20 So you will walk in the way of the good
and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 Hebrew to the Rephaim
Proverbs 2:18-20
New King James Version
Proverbs 2:18-20
New King James Version
18 For (A)her house [a]leads down to death,
And her paths to the dead;
19 None who go to her return,
Nor do they [b]regain the paths of life—
20 So you may walk in the way of goodness,
And keep to the paths of righteousness.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 sinks
- Proverbs 2:19 Lit. reach
English Standard Version (ESV)
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New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

