Proverbs 5:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 5:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 5:4 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 5:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 5:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 5:4 — World English Bible

Proverbs 5:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 5:4 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And her latter end <FI>is<Fi> bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword <FI>with<Fi> mouths.”

Proverbs 5:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 5:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. ”

Proverbs 5:4 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.”

Proverbs 5:4 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 5:4 in Context — Proverbs 5

2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

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

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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What Does Proverbs 5:4 Mean?

Proverbs 5:4 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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