Proverbs 5:6
She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.
7Heare yee me nowe therefore, O children, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 119:59I haue considered my waies, and turned my feete into thy testimonies.
Proverbs 5:21For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.
Proverbs 7:10And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.
Proverbs 30:20Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.
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 →