Parallel Verses
Webster
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Holman Bible
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
International Standard Version
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
A Conservative Version
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
American Standard Version
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Amplified
But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood,
Sharp as a two-edged sword.
Bible in Basic English
But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword;
Darby Translation
but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Julia Smith Translation
And her latter state being bitter as wormwood; sharp as a two-mouthed sword.
King James 2000
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But her end is bitter as the wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Modern King James verseion
but afterward she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But at the last she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two edged sword.
NET Bible
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
New Heart English Bible
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
The Emphasized Bible
But, the latter end of her, is bitter as wormwood, sharp, as a two-edged sword!
World English Bible
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Youngs Literal Translation
And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.
Themes
military Arms » Offensive: » Two-edged sword
Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » strange women
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Swords » Illustrative » Of the end of the wicked
Temptresses » Eve » strange women
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honey-comb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Psalm 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Judges 16:4-6
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
Judges 16:15-21
And she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? Thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me in what thy great strength lieth.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 6:24-35
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Proverbs 7:22-23
He goeth after her quickly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.
Proverbs 23:27-28
For a lewd woman is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Hebrews 12:15-16
Looking diligently, lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you, and by it many be defiled;