Proverbs 5:4

Translations

Modern

…in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Traditional

But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Literal

…but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp with mouths as a sword.

Latin

…novissima autem illius amara quasi absinthium, et acuta quasi gladius biceps.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

…in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Notes

Proverbs 5:3–4

The lips of an immoral woman may seem sweet and tempting, but they are actually bitter and dangerous. Sexual activity often starts with a kiss, and flattering words can lure someone in.

Proverbs 5:1–23

These instructions on loving one's wife and avoiding immoral women were originally for young men starting their careers (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 7:1–27). This topic is also common in ancient Egyptian wisdom writings.

Theme notes and profiles

Marriage and Sexuality

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Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
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My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Psalm 55:21
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Proverbs 9:18
But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Judges 16:15–21
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Proverbs 7:22–23
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
Hebrews 12:15–16
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
Judges 16:4–6
Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Proverbs 23:27–28
For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Proverbs 6:24–35
…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

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