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


In Context

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.

7 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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