Proverbs 5:4
King James Version (KJV)
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
World English Bible (WEB)
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:4 Cross References
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adultress will hunt for the precious life.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?
So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.
But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
