Proverbs 5:6

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“She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.”

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Read Proverbs 5:6 in the flow of Proverbs5 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs5 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, andshe knoweth it not.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The path of life--lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths--thou knowest not.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 5:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 16:11You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
  2. Psalms 119:59I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.
  3. Proverbs 4:26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
  4. Proverbs 5:21For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
  5. Proverbs 6:12A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth,
  6. Proverbs 7:10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
  7. Proverbs 11:19Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
  8. Proverbs 30:20This is the way of an adulteress: She eats and wipes her mouth and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
  9. 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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