4but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.


In Context

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,

2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

4 but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.

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

6 She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.

Proverbs 5:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But her latter end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:4And her latter end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword with mouths.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.