5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.


In Context

2 That you may regard discretion, and that your lips may keep knowledge.

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 two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

6 Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that you can not know them.

7 Hear me now therefore, O you children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 5:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:5Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.