New King James Version
Proverbs 5:6
6Lest you ponder her path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know them.
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 Living Translation (NLT)For she cares nothing about the path to life. She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.
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 lay hold of hell. Lest you ponder her path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know them. 7Therefore hear me now, my children, And do not depart from the words of my mouth. 8Remove your way far from her, And do not go near 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
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Cross-references for Proverbs 5:6
- Proverbs 4:26Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established.
- Psalms 119:59I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
- Proverbs 11:19As righteousness leads to life, So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
- Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, Walks with a perverse mouth;
- Proverbs 7:10And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, 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
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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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