Proverbs 5:4
But her end is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a twoedged sword.
In context
1 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 twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 5:4 in the NIV
but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 5:4 in the ESV
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.