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Proverbs 5:4

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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Proverbs 5:4 in other translations

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

Proverbs 5:4 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:4 in context

  1. 2that you may maintain discretion,
    that your lips may preserve knowledge.
  2. 3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey.
    Her mouth is smoother than oil,
  3. 4but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood,
    and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
  4. 5Her feet go down to death.
    Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
  5. 6She gives no thought to the way of life.
    Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.