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Proverbs 2:17-19
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 2:17-19
New Catholic Bible
17 who forsakes the partner of her youth
and forgets her sacred covenant with God.
18 For her house leads downward to death[a]
and her paths descend to the shades.
19 Anyone who goes to her never returns
or regains the paths of life.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:18 Leads downward to death: see Prov 7:27: “Her house is the pathway to the netherworld.” Immorality leads to death (see Prov 5:5; 9:18).
