Parallel Verses
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!
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 the strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil,
4
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:26
and I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands are bonds; whosoever pleases God shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be held prisoner in 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 they were drawn swords.
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and efficient and sharper than any twoedged 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 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 yet told me what gives thee thy great strength.
Psalm 57:4
My soul is among lions, and I lie even among those 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 went after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Proverbs 9:18
But he does not know that the dead are there and that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.
Proverbs 23:27-28
For a whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Hebrews 12:15-16
looking diligently that no one deviate from the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up impede you, and thereby many be defiled,