Proverbs 5:4

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 5:4

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 5

² that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

³ Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,

⁴ in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

⁵ Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.

⁶ She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

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