Proverbs 5:6

Proverbs 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
• New International Version (NIV)She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Lest you ponder her path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know them.

Context of Proverbs 5:6

4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. 5Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol; So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, andshe knoweth it not. 7Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. 8Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

Proverbs 5:6 word by word

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע׃ פRead the interlinear

• levelפָּלַסpâlas · weighH6424
• pathאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734
• lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:6

• Proverbs 4:26Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
• Psalms 119:59I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
• Proverbs 11:19He that is stedfast in righteousness shall attain unto life; And he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.
• Psalms 16:11Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
• Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;
• Proverbs 7:10And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Lest thou shouldest ponder - To prevent thee from reflecting on thy present conduct, and its consequences, her ways are moveable - she continually varies her allurements. Thou canst not know them - It is impossible to conceive all her tricks and wiles: to learn these in all their varieties, is a part of the science first taught in that infernal trade.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Or (with the Septuagint and Vulgate), Lest she should ponder (or “She ponders not”) the way of life, her paths move to and fro (unsteady as an earthquake); she knows not. The words describe with a terrible vividness the state of heart and soul which prostitution brings upon its victims; the reckless blindness that will not think, tottering on the abyss, yet loud in its defiant mirth, ignoring the dreadful future.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6A relationship with an immoral woman leads to death, just like a relationship with the woman named Folly (see Proverbs 9:13–18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. her ways ... know--Some prefer, "that she may not ponder the path of life," &c.; but perhaps a better sense is, "her ways are varied, so as to prevent your knowledge of her true character, and so of true happiness."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:6

• Adultery
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

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• Purity

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings