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She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, <i>that</i> thou canst not know <i>them</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Lest you ponder <i>her</i> path of life— Her ways are unstable; You do not know <i>them.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know <i>it.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Lest she watch the path of life; Her tracks are unstable, she does not know <i>it</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So that she does not think [seriously] about the path of life; Her ways are aimless <i>and</i> unstable; you cannot know where her path leads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She doesn’t consider the path of life; she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She doesn&#8217t consider the path of life; she doesn&#8217t know that her ways are unstable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and she knoweth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She has missed the path that leads to life and doesn't even know it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So that she findeth not the level path of life: her ways are unstable and she knoweth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />She doesn't even think about the path of life. Her steps wander, and she doesn't realize it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She does not stay on the road to life; but wanders off, and does not realize what is happening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lest thou shouldst ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn’t know it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The path of life—lest you ponder, "" Her paths have moved—you do not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Lest thou shalt make level the path of life, her tracks wavered; thou wilt not know.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They walk not by the path of life, her steps are wandering, and unaccountable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They do not walk along the path of life; her steps are wandering and untraceable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Her paths ramble, you know not where, lest you see before you the road to life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She does not keep straight to the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />She does not tread upon the land of the living, her paths are devious, and are unknown.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she treads not in the way of life, for her paths lead them astray and they are unknown.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Lest she should walk the even path of life, Her ways wander, but she knoweth it not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For she goes not upon the paths of life; but her ways are slippery, and not easily known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/5-6.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=783" 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">5</span>Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6435.htm" title="6435: pen- (Conj) -- Lest. From panah; properly, removal; used only adverb as conjunction, lest.">She does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6424.htm" title="6424: tə·p̄al·lês (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To weigh, make level. A primitive root; properly, to roll flat, i.e. Prepare; also to revolve, i.e. Weigh.">consider</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·raḥ (N-csc) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">the path</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yîm (N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">of life;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">she does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: ṯê·ḏā‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know that</a> <a href="/hebrew/4570.htm" title="4570: ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- An entrenchment, track. Or feminine mapgalah; from the same as agol; a track; also a rampart.">her ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: nā·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">are unstable.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.…<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/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/7-25.htm">Proverbs 7:25-27</a></span><br />Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. / For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. / 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/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a></span><br />The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ...<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="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6</a></span><br />Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm">Jeremiah 18:15</a></span><br />Yet My people have forgotten Me. They burn incense to worthless idols that make them stumble in their ways, leaving the ancient roads to walk on rutted bypaths instead of on the highway.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10</a></span><br />You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-13.htm">Job 24:13</a></span><br />Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Psalm 36:3-4</a></span><br />The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing. / Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.<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="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21-22</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts. / Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-16.htm">Romans 3:16-18</a></span><br />ruin and misery lie in their wake, / and the way of peace they have not known.” / “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that you can not know them.</p><p class="hdg">ponder</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Proverbs 4:26</a></b></br> Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-59.htm">Psalm 119:59</a></b></br> I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.</p><p class="hdg">the path</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-19.htm">Proverbs 11:19</a></b></br> As righteousness <i>tendeth</i> to life: so he that pursueth evil <i>pursueth it</i> to his own death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a></b></br> Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence <i>is</i> fulness of joy; at thy right hand <i>there are</i> pleasures for evermore.</p><p class="hdg">her</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Proverbs 6:12,13</a></b></br> A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10-21</a></b></br> And, behold, there met him a woman <i>with</i> the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9,10</a></b></br> <i>Even him</i>, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-13.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-8.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-16.htm">Movable</a> <a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-5.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Ponder</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Road</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/psalms/144-3.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-16.htm">Uncertain</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Unstable</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-26.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/139-7.htm">Whither</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-35.htm">Findeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-33.htm">Heed</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-19.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-23.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-19.htm">Movable</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-30.htm">Moved</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Paths</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-16.htm">Ponder</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm">Road</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Shouldest</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-7.htm">Shouldst</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Uncertain</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">Unstable</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-7.htm">Whither</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'; 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In biblical context, the "path of life" often refers to a way of living that aligns with God's commandments and leads to spiritual fulfillment and eternal life. The failure to consider this path suggests a disregard for divine guidance and moral principles. In Proverbs, wisdom is frequently personified as a woman who calls out to people to follow the righteous path (<a href="/proverbs/1-20.htm">Proverbs 1:20-33</a>). This contrast between wisdom and folly is a recurring theme, emphasizing the importance of choosing a life that honors God. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on wisdom as a means to live a prosperous and righteous life, and this verse warns against neglecting such wisdom.<p><b>she does not know that her ways are unstable.</b><br>The instability of her ways indicates a life built on poor choices and a lack of foundation in truth. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of the consequences of sin and folly. In <a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a>, Jesus speaks of the wise and foolish builders, illustrating the importance of building one's life on the solid foundation of His teachings. The instability here can also be seen as a warning against the seductive nature of sin, which may appear appealing but ultimately leads to destruction. Historically, the wisdom literature of the Bible, including Proverbs, served as a guide for living a life that is stable and secure, rooted in the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). This verse serves as a cautionary reminder of the dangers of ignoring divine wisdom and the resulting instability that affects all aspects of life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_adulterous_woman.htm">The Adulterous Woman</a></b><br>The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Proverbs 5</a> is the adulterous or immoral woman, representing temptation and the dangers of straying from the path of righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon imparts wisdom to his son, warning against the seduction of immorality.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_path_of_life.htm">The Path of Life</a></b><br>A metaphorical concept representing the way of righteousness and obedience to God's commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_ignorance.htm">The Danger of Ignorance</a></b><br>Ignorance of the consequences of sin leads to instability. We must seek wisdom and understanding to discern the right path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Just as the adulterous woman does not consider her ways, we must be vigilant in examining our own lives and choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stability_in_righteousness.htm">Stability in Righteousness</a></b><br>True stability comes from walking in the path of life, which is grounded in God's Word and His commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_temptation.htm">Guarding Against Temptation</a></b><br>Recognize the seductive nature of sin and actively guard against it by staying rooted in Scripture and prayer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wisdom.htm">The Role of Wisdom</a></b><br>Wisdom is a safeguard against the instability of sin. Pursue wisdom through study, prayer, and fellowship with other believers.<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/is_hope_an_anchor_for_the_soul.htm">How does a lamp guide my path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_16_18_say_on_pride.htm">Do all paths lead to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_ekron's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What does Proverbs 3:6 mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_eye_is_the_lamp'_mean.htm">What does 'The eye is the lamp' mean?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Lest thou shouldest ponder </span>. . .--The meaning of the English version appears to be, "To prevent thy choosing the path of life, she leads thee by devious paths that thou knowest not where thou art." It may also be rendered, "Far from smoothing for herself the path of life, her steps wander without her observing it." By these words is described the reckless career of a vicious woman, who at last dares not think whither her steps are leading her, but as it were with eyes shut, totters on till she falls to rise no more.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are movable, that thou canst not know them.</span> This verse should be rather rendered, <span class="accented">she walks not in the path of life, her ways fiuctuate, she knows not.</span> It consists of a series of independent proposiyions or statements, all of which are descriptive of the singularly fatuous conduct of "the strange woman." In the previous verse the teacher has said that her conduct leads to ruin; he here further emphasizes the idea by putting forward the same truth from the opposite, or, as we may say, from the negative point of view, and so completes the picture. "The words," as Plumptre remarks, "describe with terrible vividness the state of heart and soul which prostitution brings on its victims." Her course is one o(persistent, wilful, headstrong, blind folly and wickedness. <span class="accented">Lest</span>; <span class="accented">pen</span>; here "not," equivalent to <span class="hebrew">לא</span> (<span class="accented">lo</span>). So the LXX., Vulgate, Targum, Syriac. The use of <span class="accented">pen</span>, in this sense is, however, unique (Gesenius). Delitzsch and Zockler, following Luther, Geier, Holden, etc., assign to it an emphatic negative force, as, "She is <span class="accented">far removed from</span> entering," or, "she <span class="accented">never</span> treadeth." Others take <span class="accented">pen</span> as a dependent prohibitive particle, equivalent to the Latin <span class="accented">ne</span> <span class="accented">forte</span>, "lest," as in the Authorized Version, and employed to connect the sentence which it introduces either with the preceding verse (as Schultens) or with the second hemistich, on which it is made dependent (Holden, Wordsworth, Aben Ezra, <span class="accented">loc</span>., Michaelis, etc.). <span class="accented">Thou shouldest ponder</span>; <span class="accented">t'phalles</span>, connected by makkeph with <span class="accented">pen</span>, as usual (Lee), is either second person masculine or third person feminine. The latter is required here, the subject of the sentence being "the strange woman," as appears clearly from the second hemistich, "<span class="accented">her</span> ways," etc. The verb <span class="accented">patas</span> (cf. <a href="/proverbs/14-26.htm">Proverbs 14:26</a>) here means "to prepare," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to walk in, or to travel over. Thus Gesenius renders, "She (the adulteress) prepareth not (for herself) the way of life:" <span class="accented">i.e.</span> she does not walk in the way of life; cf. the LXX. <span class="greek">εἰσέρχεται</span>, Vulgate <span class="accented">ambulant</span> (sc. <span class="accented">gressus ejus</span>), and other ancient versions, all of which understand the verb in this sense. The meaning of the phrase, <span class="accented">pen t'phalles</span>, is, therefore, "she walks not" in the way of life - the way that has life for its object, and which in itself is full of life and safety. Far from doing this, the teacher goes on to say, <span class="accented">her ways are movable</span>; literally, <span class="accented">go to and fro</span>, or <span class="accented">fluctuate</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> they wilfully stagger hither and thither, like the steps of a drunkard, or like the uncertain steps of the blind, for the verb <span class="accented">nua</span> is so used in the former sense in <a href="/isaiah/24-20.htm">Isaiah 24:20</a>; <a href="/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Psalm 107:27</a>; and in the latter in <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Lamentations 4:14</a>. Her steps are slippery (LXX., <span class="greek">σφαλέραι</span>), or wander (Vulgate, <span class="accented">vagi</span>); they are without any definite aim; she is always straying in the vagrancy of sin (Wordsworth); cf. <a href="/proverbs/7-12.htm">Proverbs 7:12</a>. <span class="accented">That thou canst not know them</span> (<span class="accented">lo theda</span>); literally, <span class="accented">she knows not</span>. The elliptical form of this sentence in the original leaves it open to various interpretations. It seems to refer to the way of life; she knows not the way of life, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> she does not regard or perceive the way of life. The verb <span class="accented">yada</span> often has this meaning. The meaning may be obtained by supplying <span class="accented">mah</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">quicquam</span>, "anything," as in <a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13</a>, "She knows not anything," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> she knows nothing. The objection to this is that it travels unnecessarily out of the sentence to find the object which ought rather to be supplied from the context. The object may possibly be the staggering of her feet: she staggers hither and thither without her perceiving it (Delitzsch); or it may, lastly, be indefinite: she knows not whittler her steps conduct her (Wordsworth and Zockler). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/5-6.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">She does not</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(pen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6435.htm">Strong's 6435: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removal, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consider</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּפַלֵּ֑ס</span> <span class="translit">(tə·p̄al·lês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6424.htm">Strong's 6424: </a> </span><span class="str2">To roll flat, prepare, to revolve, weigh</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the path</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֣רַח</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of life;</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֭יִּים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know that</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵדָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ḏā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her ways</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4570.htm">Strong's 4570: </a> </span><span class="str2">An entrenchment, track</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are unstable.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/5-6.htm">Proverbs 5:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:6 She gives no thought to the way (Prov. 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