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Proverbs 5:6 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.Proverbs 5:6 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:6 in context
4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- moveablenûwaʻto waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurativelyH5128 →
- ponderpâlaçproperly, to roll flatH6424 →
- pathʼôracha well-trodden roadH734 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
- waysmaʻgâla trackH4570 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14