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Proverbs 5:5–6

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5Her feet go down to death;

her steps take hold of Sheol.b

6She does not observec the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

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Footnotes

  1. bA term for the place where the dead reside, i.e., the Underworld
  2. cOr “examine, weigh”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Her feet go down to death;

her steps follow the path to Sheol;

she does not ponder the path of life;

her ways wander, and she does not know it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Her feet go down to death;

her steps lead straight to the grave.

She gives no thought to the way of life;

her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Her feet go down to death;

her steps head straight for Sheol.

She doesn’t consider the path of life;

she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable.

NLTNew Living Translation

Her feet go down to death;

her steps lead straight to the grave.

For she cares nothing about the path to life.

She staggers down a crooked trail and doesn’t realize it.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.