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


In Context

1 My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

2 To observe thoughtfulness, And knowledge do thy lips keep.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil is her mouth,

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

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

6 The path of life — lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths — thou knowest 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:4but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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