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her steps lead straight to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, Her steps lay hold of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps head straight for Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps head straight for Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you follow her, she will lead you down to the world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Her feet descend to death. Her steps lead straight to hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She will take you down to the world of the dead; the road she walks is the road to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead to Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Her feet are going down to death, "" Her steps take hold of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Her feet are going down to death, Sheol do her steps take hold of.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps will hold fast to hades.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down into death, and her steps go in as far as hell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Her feet descend into death, and her steps reach even to Hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death, her steps reach Sheol; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Her feet cause men to go down to death; her steps take her to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And her legs marry to death; her walk causes men to recline in Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on the nether-world;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For the feet of folly lead those who deal with her down to the grave with death; and her steps are not established.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/5-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=778" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Avoiding Immorality</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·le·hā (N-fdc:: 3fs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">Her feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yō·rə·ḏō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mā·weṯ (N-ms) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">to death;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6806.htm" title="6806: ṣə·‘ā·ḏe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A step, pace. From tsantarah; a pace or regular step.">her steps</a> <a href="/hebrew/8551.htm" title="8551: yiṯ·mō·ḵū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close.">lead straight to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: ’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">Sheol.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27</a></span><br />Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18-19</a></span><br />For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. / None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a></span><br />But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-26.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:26</a></span><br />And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-23</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-6</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.” / And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-21.htm">Romans 6:21-23</a></span><br />What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death. / But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life. / For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-6.htm">1 Timothy 5:6</a></span><br />But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-14.htm">Isaiah 5:14</a></span><br />Therefore Sheol enlarges its throat and opens wide its enormous jaws, and down go Zion’s nobles and masses, her revelers and carousers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9</a></span><br />Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18,19</a></b></br> For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27</a></b></br> Her house <i>is</i> the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-13.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-12.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-25.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-13.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-9.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Hell</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-9.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Underworld</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">Solomon exhorts to wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-15.htm">He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">The wicked are overtaken with their own sins</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Her feet go down to death;</b><br>This phrase warns of the ultimate consequence of following the path of the adulterous woman, symbolizing temptation and sin. In biblical context, "death" often signifies not just physical demise but spiritual separation from God. The imagery of feet going down suggests a deliberate and inevitable descent, emphasizing the danger of succumbing to sinful desires. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that sin leads to death, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, which states, "For the wages of sin is death." The use of "feet" implies a journey or path, indicating that engaging in sin is a progressive movement away from righteousness.<p><b>her steps lead straight to Sheol.</b><br>"Sheol" in the Old Testament refers to the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from the living. It is often depicted as a pit or grave, symbolizing the finality and hopelessness of a life led astray by sin. The phrase "lead straight" underscores the direct and unavoidable nature of this path, suggesting that once one begins to follow the way of sin, it leads inevitably to spiritual ruin. This is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death." The cultural understanding of Sheol during the time Proverbs was written reflects a belief in an afterlife where the wicked face consequences, contrasting with the hope of eternal life offered through faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_adulterous_woman.htm">The Adulterous Woman</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Proverbs 5</a>, the adulterous woman symbolizes temptation and the allure of sin. She represents the dangers of straying from the path of righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/death.htm">Death</a></b><br>This is not just physical death but spiritual death, representing the ultimate consequence of living a life of sin and immorality.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from God. It signifies the spiritual consequences of following the path of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin may appear attractive, but it ultimately leads to spiritual death and separation from God. We must be vigilant and discerning in our choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_wisdom.htm">The Importance of Wisdom</a></b><br>Proverbs emphasizes the need for wisdom and understanding to avoid the pitfalls of temptation. Seeking God's wisdom through prayer and scripture is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_paths.htm">Guarding Our Paths</a></b><br>We must be intentional about the paths we choose, ensuring they align with God's will and lead to life, not destruction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a></b><br>Surrounding ourselves with godly counsel and accountability partners can help us stay on the path of righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_redemption.htm">Repentance and Redemption</a></b><br>Even if we have strayed, God offers forgiveness and redemption through repentance. We can turn back to Him and find life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">What does the Bible say about Death and Hades?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_romans_5_12_align_with_pre-human_death.htm">How does Romans 5:12, which attributes the origin of death to Adam, reconcile with scientific evidence that death existed long before humans?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_only_the_woman_in_proverbs_5_8.htm">Proverbs 5:8: Why does the passage focus blame on the 'immoral woman' without addressing mutual responsibility, and does this align with modern views on equality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_enoch_avoid_death.htm">Hebrews 11:5 - If Enoch never saw death, how can this be reconciled with the universal human mortality observed throughout history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Take hold on hell.--</span>They lead straight to it.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - Vers. 5 and 6 continue the description of the harlot. <span class="cmt_word">Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell</span>. She leads her victims to ruin. She hastens to death and the grove, and so do all those who listen to her. In all instances where the teacher speaks of the harlot at length he gives the same description of her (cf. <a href="/proverbs/2-18.htm">Proverbs 2:18</a>; <a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm">Proverbs 7:27</a>; <a href="/proverbs/9-18.htm">Proverbs 9:18</a>). An intensifying of the language is observable in the second hemistich. The descending progress to death becomes the laying hold of the grave, the underworld, as if nothing could turn her steps aside. And it is not only death, as the cessation of life, but death as a punishment, that is implied, just as the grave has in it the idea of corruption. (On "hell," <span class="accented">sh'ol</span>, see <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Proverbs 1:12</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/5-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Her feet</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֭גְלֶיהָ</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go down</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹרְד֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(yō·rə·ḏō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to death;</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֑וֶת</span> <span class="translit">(mā·weṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her steps</span><br /><span class="heb">צְעָדֶ֥יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·‘ā·ḏe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6806.htm">Strong's 6806: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pace, regular step</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lead straight</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·mō·ḵū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8551.htm">Strong's 8551: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sustain, to obtain, keep fast, to help, follow close</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Sheol.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁ֝א֗וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/5-5.htm">Proverbs 5:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:5 Her feet go down to death (Prov. 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