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Proverbs 7:25

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

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אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.יֵ֣שְׂטְyesetedeclineשָׂטָהverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “decline”, a wish or indirect commandH7847to deviate from dutydecline, go aside, turn.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).דְּרָכֶ֣יהָderakheyhaalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).לִבֶּ֑ךָlibekhacomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תֵּ֝תַעtetadeceiveתָּעָהverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “deceive”, a wish or indirect commandH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָbintivoteyhain pathנָתִיבpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in path”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

World English Bible

Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,

Darby Translation

Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths:

Douay-Rheims

Let not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ἐκκλινάτω εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἡ καρδία σου,