Proverbs 5:4

but in the end what you get from her is the bitterness of wormwood and the sharp pain of being cut with a two-edged sword.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

3For the lips of an immoral woman may taste as sweet as honey, the kisses of her mouth may be as smooth as oil,

5She leads you down to death; she takes you down to the grave.

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Cross References

Judges 16:15Then Delilah complained to Samson, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don't let me into your confidence? Three times you've made me look stupid, not telling me where your incredible strength comes from!”

Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by man-eating lions—I am forced to live with them! Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongues are swords.

Proverbs 7:22He followed her right away, like an ox to the slaughter. Like a stag that's caught in a snare

Proverbs 23:27A prostitute is like being trapped in a pit; an immoral woman is like getting stuck a narrow well,

Hebrews 4:12For God's word is alive and effective, sharper than any twin-edged sword, so penetrating it separates life and breath, bone joints and their marrow, judging the thoughts and intentions of the mind.

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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