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Her bedroom is the den of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Her house <i>is</i> the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Her house <i>is</i> the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The ways to Sheol <i>are in</i> her house, Descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Her house is a one-way street leading straight down to the world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Her home is the way to hell and leads to the darkest vaults of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you go to her house, you are on the way to the world of the dead. It is a shortcut to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Her house leads to Sheol, descending to death's catacombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The ways of Sheol—her house, "" Going down to inner chambers of death!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Her house the ways to hades, going down to the chambers of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Her household is the way to Hell, reaching even to the inner places of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Her house is a highway to Sheol, leading down into the chambers of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The ways to her house are the ways to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The paths of her house are the paths of Sheol, of those descending to the chambers of death. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Her house is the way to the nether-world, Going down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Her house is the way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1290" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Warnings about the Adulteress</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">Her house</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·ḵê (N-cpc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">is the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">to Sheol,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·rə·ḏō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">descending</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: ḥaḏ·rê- (N-mpc) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">the chambers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">of death.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18-19</a></span><br />For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. / None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a></span><br />But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Proverbs 6:26</a></span><br />For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm">Proverbs 23:27-28</a></span><br />For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. / Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:26</a></span><br />And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Jeremiah 5:8-9</a></span><br />They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18</a></span><br />and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11-14</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding. / My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Luke 13:24</a></span><br />“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21-23</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death. / But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. / For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18,19</a></b></br> For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5</a></b></br> Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a></b></br> But he knoweth not that the dead <i>are</i> there; <i>and that</i> her guests <i>are</i> in the depths of hell.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/11-9.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Highway</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/psalms/68-27.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Death</a> <a href="/songs/4-1.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Highway</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-8.htm">Inner</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-4.htm">Rooms</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-2.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-32.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-1.htm">Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">In an example of his own experience he shows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">the cunning of a harlot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">He detests such wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Her house is the road to Sheol</b><br>This phrase metaphorically describes the dwelling of the adulterous woman as a path leading to Sheol, the Hebrew term for the realm of the dead. In biblical context, Sheol is often depicted as a place of darkness and separation from God (<a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21-22</a>). The imagery suggests that engaging in adultery or succumbing to temptation leads one away from life and towards spiritual death. The house, a place that should symbolize safety and family, becomes a trap leading to destruction. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of the consequences of sin, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, which states that the wages of sin is death.<p><b>descending to the chambers of death</b><br>The word "descending" implies a downward journey, emphasizing the inevitability and gravity of the consequences of sin. The "chambers of death" further illustrate the finality and seriousness of the outcome. In ancient Near Eastern culture, death was often viewed as a journey to a place of no return, reinforcing the idea of irreversible consequences. This phrase echoes the warnings found in <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5</a>, where the path of the adulteress leads to death. It serves as a stark reminder of the spiritual and sometimes physical ruin that can result from moral failure. The imagery of descent also contrasts with the upward call of wisdom, which leads to life and understanding (<a href="/proverbs/3-18.htm">Proverbs 3:18</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/her_house.htm">Her House</a></b><br>This refers to the dwelling of the adulterous woman described throughout <a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a>. It symbolizes temptation and the allure of sin.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from God. It represents the ultimate consequence of following the path of sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chambers_of_death.htm">Chambers of Death</a></b><br>This phrase emphasizes the finality and seriousness of the consequences of sin. It suggests a place of no return, highlighting the danger of succumbing to temptation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_allure_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Allure of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often presents itself as attractive and harmless, but its end is destruction. We must be vigilant and discerning to avoid being led astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The path of sin leads to spiritual death and separation from God. Understanding the gravity of sin's consequences should motivate us to pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_wisdom_and_discernment.htm">The Importance of Wisdom and Discernment</a></b><br>Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes the need for wisdom. By seeking God's wisdom, we can recognize and avoid the traps of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_hearts_and_minds.htm">Guarding Our Hearts and Minds</a></b><br>We must be proactive in guarding our hearts and minds against temptation by immersing ourselves in God's Word and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a></b><br>Having accountability partners can help us stay on the path of righteousness and avoid the pitfalls of sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_focus_on_her_guilt,_not_his_role.htm">Why does Proverbs 7 focus on the woman’s guilt while largely overlooking the man’s responsibility (vv. 7–9)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_'honeycomb'_imagery_outdated.htm">Proverbs 27:7 - Does the imagery of a 'honeycomb' rely on outdated scientific knowledge about dietary needs or sweetness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_7_22-27_unjust_or_unmerciful.htm">Does the depiction of sudden destruction for the tempted (Proverbs 7:22-27) contradict a just and merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Her house is the way to hell</span> (<span class="accented">sheol</span>). A warning fontal in <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18</a> and <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5</a><span class="accented">. Viae inferi domus ejus.</span> The plural <span class="hebrew">דַּרְכֵי</span> is well expressed by Hitzig: "Her house forms a multiplicity of ways to hell." Manifold are the ways of destruction to which adultery leads; but they all look to one awful end. Going down to the chambers of death. Once entangled in the toils of the temptress, the victim may pass through many stages, but he ends finally in the lowest depth - destruction of body and soul Spiritual writers see here an adumbration of the seductions of false doctrine, and the late to which it brings all who by it are led astray. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Her house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the road</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּרְכֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(dar·ḵê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sheol,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁא֣וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">descending</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·rə·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the chambers</span><br /><span class="heb">חַדְרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaḏ·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A chamber, room</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of death.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽוֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:27 Her house is the way to Sheol (Prov. 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