| Proverbs 5:4 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| ASV: | But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| BBE: | But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword; |
| DBY: | but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| ERV: | But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| JPS: | But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| WBS: | But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| WEB: | But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| YLT: | And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths. |
| Proverbs 5:4 Cross References |
| XREF: | Psalm 57:4 My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire, Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| WES: | 5:4 But - The effect of that to which she entices men, is destruction. |
| MHC: | 5:1-14 Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. It leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thing which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, must keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we mock God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischiefs attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror. Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow. The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted and confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more die as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinner in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience! |
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