What does Proverbs 5:6 mean?

Proverbs 5:6 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 5:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

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.

7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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