Proverbs 5:6
They do not walk along the path of life; her steps are wandering and untraceable.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
In Context
5Her feet descend into death, and her steps reach even to Hell.
7Therefore, my son, listen to me now, and do not withdraw from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:21The Lord beholds the ways of man, and he considers all his steps.
Proverbs 7:10And behold, a woman meets him, dressed like a harlot, prepared to captivate souls: chattering and rambling,
Proverbs 30:20Such is the way also of an adulterous woman, who eats, and wiping her mouth, says: “I have done no evil.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →