Proverbs 5:4

But at the laste she is as bitter as wormewood, and as sharpe as a two edged sworde.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

In Context

3For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:

5Her feete go downe vnto death, and her steppes pearce thorowe vnto hell.

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Cross References

Judges 16:15And she sayde vnto him agayne: How canst thou saye I loue thee, when thyne heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me this three tymes, and hast not tolde me wherin thy great strength lyeth.

Proverbs 7:22Sodainly he folowed her, as it were an oxe led to the slaughter, and lyke as it were a foole [that laugheth] when he goeth to the stockes to be punished,

Proverbs 23:27For an whore is a deepe graue, and a straunge woman is a narowe pit.

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 →

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