Proverbs 5:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 5:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 5:5 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 5:5 — KJV
“Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.”
— Proverbs 5:5 (KJV)
Proverbs 5:5 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 5:5
“And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:5: down, death, take
“And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:5: down, take, hold
“And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword. grievous: Heb. strong”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:5: down, death, hold
“But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:5: feet, take, hold
“And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. was...: Heb. went down”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 5:5: feet, down, hold
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