Proverbs 5:4 “in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.”

Proverbs 5:4

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And her latter end [is] bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword [with] mouths.

Bible in Basic English

But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;

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Cross references

“her”

Ecclesiastes 7:26 Proverbs 9:18 Proverbs 6:24–35 Proverbs 7:22 Proverbs 7:23 Proverbs 23:27

Ecclesiastes 7:26 · BSB

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

Proverbs 9:18 · BSB

But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 6:24–35 · BSB

to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Proverbs 7:22 · BSB

He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,

Proverbs 7:23 · BSB

until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 23:27 · BSB

For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.

“sharp”

Psalm 55:21 Hebrews 4:12 Judges 16:4–6 Judges 16:15–21

Psalm 55:21 · BSB

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Hebrews 4:12 · BSB

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Judges 16:4–6 · BSB

Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

Judges 16:15–21 · BSB

“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”

Also

Psalm 57:4

Psalm 57:4 · BSB

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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