Proverbs 5:6
They walk not by the path of life, her steps are wandering, and unaccountable.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.
7Now therefore, my son, hear me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:21The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.
Proverbs 7:10And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering,
Proverbs 30:20Such is also the way of an adulterous woman, who eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith: 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 →