King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them].
Complete Jewish Bible:
she doesn't walk the level path of life -her course wanders all over, but she doesn't know it.
Berean Standard Bible:
She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.
American Standard Version:
So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, andshe knoweth it not.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Lest thou shouldest ponder{H6424} the path{H734} of life{H2416}, her ways{H4570} are moveable{H5128}, that thou canst not know{H3045} them.
Cross-References (KJV):
Proverbs 4:26
- Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
Psalms 16:11
- Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence [is] fulness of joy; at thy right hand [there are] pleasures for evermore.
Proverbs 30:20
- Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
Proverbs 5:21
- For the ways of man [are] before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
Psalms 119:59
- ¶ I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Proverbs 11:19
- ¶ As righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
- [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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Commentary for Proverbs 5:6
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6424
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּלַס
Transliteration: pâlaç
Pronunciation: paw-las'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally); make, ponder, weigh. - Strong's Number: H734
There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֹרַח
Transliteration: ʼôrach
Pronunciation: o'-rakh
Description: from אָרַח; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan; manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way. - Strong's Number: H2416
There are 452 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חַי
Transliteration: chay
Pronunciation: khah'-ee
Description: from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. - Strong's Number: H4570
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מַעְגָּל
Transliteration: maʻgâl
Pronunciation: mah-gawl'
Description: or feminine מַעְגָּלָה; from the same as עָגֹל; a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular); going, path, trench, way(-side). - Strong's Number: H5128
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נוּעַ
Transliteration: nûwaʻ
Pronunciation: noo'-ah
Description: a primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined); continually, fugitive, [idiom] make, to (go) up and down, be gone away, (be) move(-able, -d), be promoted, reel, remove, scatter, set, shake, sift, stagger, to and fro, be vagabond, wag, (make) wander (up and down). - Strong's Number: H3045
There are 873 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָדַע
Transliteration: yâdaʻ
Pronunciation: yaw-dah'
Description: a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.