Proverbs 5:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.”

Proverbs 5:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 5:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 5:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.”

Proverbs 5:6 — World English Bible

Proverbs 5:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.”

Proverbs 5:6 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The path of life--lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths--thou knowest not.”

Proverbs 5:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 5:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].”

Proverbs 5:6 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.”

Proverbs 5:6 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 5:6 in Context — Proverbs 5

4 Porém seu fim é mais amargo que o absinto; é afiado como a espada de dois fios.

5 Seus pés descem à morte; seus passos conduzem ao Xeol.

6 Para que não ponderes a vereda da vida, os percursos delas são errantes, e tu não os conhecerás.

7 E agora, filhos, escutai-me; e não vos desvieis das palavras de minha boca.

8 Mantenha teu caminho longe dela; e não te aproximes da porta da casa dela.

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What Does Proverbs 5:6 Mean?

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