King James Version
Proverbs 5:6 in the King James Version says “Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.”
Proverbs 5:6 · KJV
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“Lest thou shouldest ponder”
H6424properly, to roll flat, i.e., prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e., weigh (mentally)
“are moveable”
H5128to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
“her ways”
H4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that thou canst not know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
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