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Proverbs 5:4

Proverbs 5:4
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

But her end is bitter as wormwood,.... Which is opposed to the honeycomb her lips are said to drop; so that, as Juvenal…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Wormwood - In Eastern medicine this herb, the absinthium of Greek and Latin botanists, was looked upon as poisonous…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 5:1-14

Here we have,

I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

wormwood The reference is perhaps not merely to the bitterness, but to the noxiousnessof this herb. See Deu 29:18, and…