Proverbs 5:6
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
Berean Standard Bible
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 lead straight to Sheol.
7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 119:59I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
Proverbs 5:21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
Proverbs 7:10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
Proverbs 30:20This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
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 →