💡WEB · Proverbs 5:4
What does Proverbs 5:4 mean?
"but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword."
— Proverbs 5:4 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding:
that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it.
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
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