Add parallel Print Page Options

but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood[a]
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death.
Her steps lead to hell.[b]
She gives no thought to the path of life.[c]
Her ways wander, but she doesn’t realize it.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:4 Wormwood is a toxic, bitter-tasting drink (absinthe).
  2. Proverbs 5:5 Or the grave. The Hebrew word is sheol.
  3. Proverbs 5:6 Or she does not make the paths of life level

but in the end she is bitter as gall,(A)
    sharp as a double-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death;
    her steps lead straight to the grave.(B)
She gives no thought to the way of life;
    her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(C)

Read full chapter