Proverbs 5:5
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
King James Version
In Context
4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Proverbs 7:1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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 →