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Proverbs 5:5–6

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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.
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From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 7:27Rank 1 from verse 5
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    27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

  2. Proverbs 2:18–19Rank 2 from verse 5
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    18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

    19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.

From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 4:26Rank 1 from verse 6
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    26Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.

  2. Proverbs 5:21Rank 2 from verse 6
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  3. Psalms 16:11Rank 3 from verse 6
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    11Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

  4. Proverbs 30:20Rank 4 from verse 6
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    20Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.

  5. Proverbs 6:12–13Rank 5 from verse 6
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    12¶ A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.

    13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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Proverbs 5:5

COMBINED MEANING

steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hold

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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hell

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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Proverbs 5:6

COMBINED MEANING

lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

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6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

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7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

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