Proverbs 5:4
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
New Heart English 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.Her mouth is smoother than oil,
5Her feet go down to death.Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
Cross References
Judges 16:15She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies."
Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions.I lie among those who are set on fire,even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 7:22He followed her immediately,as an ox goes to the slaughter,as a fool stepping into a noose.
Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit;and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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 →