Proverbs 5:4
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, 2 and as sharp as a two-edged sword. 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
In Context
3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. 2 Her mouth is smoother than oil, 1
5Her feet go down to death. 2 Her steps lead straight to Sheol ·Place of the dead·. 1
Cross References
Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions. 2 I lie among those who are set on fire, 2 even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, 2 and their tongue a sharp sword. 1
Proverbs 7:22He followed her immediately, 2 as an ox goes to the slaughter, 2 as a fool stepping into a noose. 1
Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit; 2 and a wayward wife is a narrow well. 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 →