Proverbs 5:6
Lest, the path of life, she should ponder, her tracks have wandered she knoweth not [whither].
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 feet, are going down to death,—on hades, will her steps take firm hold.
7Now, therefore, ye sons, hearken unto me, and do not turn away from the sayings of my mouth.
Cross References
Psalms 119:59I have thought upon my ways, and have turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Proverbs 5:21For, before the eyes of Yahweh, are the ways of a man,—and, all his tracks, doth he consider:
Proverbs 7:10And lo! a woman, came to meet him, attired as one unchaste, of a wily heart.
Proverbs 30:20So, is the way of a woman committing adultery,—she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no iniquity!
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 →