Proverbs 5:5
Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
In Context
4But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.
6She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.
Cross References
Proverbs 2:18Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
Proverbs 7:1My sonne, keepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:26It is farre off, what may it be? and it is a profound deepenesse, who can finde it?
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 →