Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
But in the end she 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.
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!
Webster
But her end 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 honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Psalm 55:21
His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war: His words were softer than oil, Yet were they drawn swords.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern 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 unto 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 wherein thy great strength lieth.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions; I lie 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 foreigner's tongue.
Proverbs 7:22-23
He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;
Proverbs 9:18
But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 23:27-28
For a harlot is a deep ditch; And a foreign woman is a narrow pit.
Hebrews 12:15-16
looking carefully lest there be any man that falleth short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you , and thereby the many be defiled;