Proverbs 5:6
Lest thou shouldest compare [hers] to the orach chayyim, 1 her ma'agalot (paths) are crooked, that thou canst not know them. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 raglayim go down to mavet; 1 her steps lead to Sheol. 1
7Hear me now therefore, O ye banim, 1 and turn not from the words of my peh (mouth). 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:59I thought on my drakhim, 1 and turned my feet unto Thy edot (testimonies). 1
Proverbs 5:21For the drakhim ish are before the eyes of Hashem, 1 and He pondereth all his ma'agalot (paths). 1
Proverbs 7:10And, hinei, there met him an isha 1 with the attire of a zonah, 1 and crafty of lev 1
Proverbs 30:20Such is the derech isha mena'efet (way of an adulterous woman): 1 she eateth, and wipeth her peh (mouth), 1 and saith, I have done no wrong. 1
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 →