Proverbs 5:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But in the endוְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ
(ve·'a·cha·ri·tah)
319: the after-part, endfrom achar
she is bitterמָרָ֣ה
(ma·rah)
4751: bitter, bitternessfrom marar
as wormwood,כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה
(chal·la·'a·nah;)
3939: wormwoodof uncertain derivation
Sharpחַ֝דָּ֗ה
(chad·dah)
2299: sharpfrom achad
as a two-edgedפִּיֹּֽות׃
(pi·yo·vt.)
6310: moutha prim. root
sword.כְּחֶ֣רֶב
(ke·che·rev)
2719: a swordfrom charab


















KJV Lexicon
But her end
'achariyth  (akh-ar-eeth')
the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity -- (last, latter) end (time), hinder (utter) -most, length, posterity, remnant, residue, reward.
is bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
as wormwood
la`anah  (lah-an-aw')
wormwood (regarded as poisonous, and therefore accursed) -- hemlock, wormwood.
sharp
chad  (khad)
sharp -- sharp.
as a twoedged
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

King James Bible
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
in the end she's as bitter as wormwood and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

International Standard Version
But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

NET Bible
but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But their end is of bitter wormwood, for they are sharper than a double-edged sword

GOD'S WORD® Translation
but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.

King James 2000 Bible
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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