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


In Context

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

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,

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

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

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

7 Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don't depart 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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