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Proverbs 5:6
6She does not think about the way that leads to true life. She has lost the right road but she does not understand what she is doing.
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 gives you bitter food, like poison. She gives you pain like a sharp sword. 5She will lead you down to the place of death. You will follow her to your grave! She does not think about the way that leads to true life. She has lost the right road but she does not understand what she is doing. 7So listen to me, my children. Never forget what I am telling you. 8Keep far away from a woman like that! Do not even go near the door of her house.
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אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן־תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:6
- Proverbs 4:26Decide carefully where you are going in life. Then you will be on a good, safe path.
- Psalms 119:59I have thought about the way that I live. I have decided to return to your teaching.
- Proverbs 11:19If someone continues to do what is right, he will live. But if someone loves to do evil things, he will die.
- Psalms 16:11You will lead me along the path of life. Because you are with me, I am very happy. I know that I will be with you for ever, and that makes me very happy!
- Proverbs 6:12A useless, wicked person is always deceiving people.
- Proverbs 7:10Then the woman came out to meet him! She was wearing the clothes of a prostitute. She knew what she wanted to do.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9When the enemy of God appears, he will be doing Satan's work. Satan will give him the power to do great things and miracles that are false.
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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