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Proverbs 5:4
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Proverbs 5:4
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but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
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Proverbs 5:4 in Other Translations
KJV
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But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
ESV
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but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
NLT
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But in the end she is as bitter as poison, as dangerous as a double-edged sword.
MSG
4
But it won't be long before she's gravel in your mouth, a pain in your gut, a wound in your heart.
CSB
4
in the end she's as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.
Proverbs 5:4 In-Context
2
that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3
For the lips of the adulterous woman 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.
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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 wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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