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Proverbs 5:6
6Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
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 her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol. Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither]. 7And now, children, 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:
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:6 word by word
אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:6
- Proverbs 4:26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be well-ordered.
- Psalms 119:59I have thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
- Proverbs 11:19As righteousness [tendeth] to life, so he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.
- Psalms 16:11Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
- Proverbs 6:12A man of Belial, a wicked person, is he that goeth about with a perverse mouth;
- Proverbs 7:10And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
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
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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
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