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Proverbs 5:6

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Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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  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 5:6

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

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know

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

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

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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