Proverbs 5:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.”Proverbs 5:4
What Does Proverbs 5:4 Mean?
Proverbs 5:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 5, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 5:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 4:12“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”Psalms 55:21“The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.”Psalms 57:4“My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.”Revelation 8:11“And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.”Proverbs 2:18“For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.”Proverbs 9:18“But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.”Numbers 5:18“And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman’s head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:”Numbers 5:27“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”Judges 16:4“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”Judges 16:15“And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.”Proverbs 6:24“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”Proverbs 7:22“He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;”Proverbs 14:13“Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”Hebrews 12:15“Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;”
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