Proverbs 5:5

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American King James Version (AKJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol;

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Her feet go down to death, and her steps to the underworld;

Webster's Revision

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

World English Bible

Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol.

English Revised Version (ERV)

Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol;

Definitions for Proverbs 5:5

Hell - The valley of Hinnom.

Clarke's Proverbs 5:5 Bible Commentary

Her feet go down to death - She first, like a serpent, infuses her poison, by which the whole constitution of her paramour is infected, which soon or late brings on death.

Her steps take hold on hell - First, the death of the body; and then the damnation of the soul. These are the tendencies of connections with such women.

Wesley's Proverbs 5:5 Bible Commentary

5:5 Feet - Her manner of life.