Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.… The phrase "in the end" suggests a future consequence or outcome, emphasizing the eventual result …

Sharp as a two-edged sword. Her steps lay hold of [d]hell. You do not know them. And do not depart from the words of my mouth. And my heart despised correction! Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” And running water from your own well. [g]Streams of water in the streets?

What does Proverbs 5:4 mean? Part of the warning about adultery in the passage is that the end results are never as positive as what is promised. Although the seductress—or any seducer, male or female—speaks honey-dripping, smooth words when she tempts, in the end what she offers is going to be both disappointing and painful.

5 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

and your lips may preserve knowledge. sharp as a double-edged sword. she does not know that her ways are unstable. and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner. and my heart despised reproof! or incline my ear to my mentors. in the midst of the whole assembly.”

sharp as a double-edged sword. her steps lead straight to the grave. her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it. do not turn aside from what I say. and your toil enrich the house of another. when your flesh and body are spent. 12 You will say, “How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction! or turn my ear to my instructors.

and your lips may guard knowledge. sharp as a two-edged sword. her ways wander, and she does not know it. and do not depart from the words of my mouth. and my heart despised reproof! or incline my ear to my instructors. in the assembled congregation.” flowing water from your own well. streams of water in the streets? and not for strangers with you.

Streams of water in the streets? And not for strangers with you. And rejoice with the wife of your youth. And always be enraptured with her love. And be embraced in the arms of a seductress? And He ponders all his paths. And he is caught in the cords of his sin. And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Understanding and discretion are necessary to avoid adultery, which leads astray and begets bitterness, bloodshed, and death (vv. ). It destroys honor, wastes the years of life, despoils hard-earned wealth, and brings remorse in the end (vv. ). Conjugal fidelity and love bring happiness and security (vv. ). Cf. 7:27.

And do not depart from the words of my mouth. And my heart despised correction! Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me! In the midst of the assembly and congregation.” And running water from your own well. [g] Streams of water in the streets? And not for strangers with you. And rejoice with the wife of your youth.