Proverbs 5:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.”
Proverbs 5:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.”
Proverbs 5:5 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;”
Proverbs 5:5 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.”
Proverbs 5:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.”
Proverbs 5:5 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell.”
Proverbs 5:5 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:5 in Context — Proverbs 5
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
What Does Proverbs 5:5 Mean?
Proverbs 5:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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