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Proverbs 5:4

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4but in the end she is cbitter as dwormwood,

esharp as fa two-edged sword.

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Cross references

  1. c[Eccles. 7:26]
  2. dDeut. 29:18; Jer. 9:15; Lam. 3:15, 19; Rev. 8:11
  3. ePs. 57:4; [Ps. 55:21]
  4. fSee Ps. 149:6

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but in the end she is bitter as gall,

sharp as a double-edged sword.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood

and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

NLTNew Living Translation

But in the end she is as bitter as poison,

as dangerous as a double-edged sword.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But her end is bitter as the wormwood,

sharp as a two-edged sword.

KJV 1900King James Version

But her end is bitter as wormwood,

Sharp as a twoedged sword.