Proverbs 5:6
Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
Darby Translation
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 go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.
7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 119:59I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Proverbs 5:21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
Proverbs 7:10And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
Proverbs 30:20Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
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 →