Proverbs 5:6 Hebrew Word Analysis

0the pathאֹ֣רַחh734
1of lifeחַ֭יִּיםh2416
2פֶּןh6435
3Lest thou shouldest ponderתְּפַלֵּ֑סh6424
4are moveableנָע֥וּh5128
5her waysמַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָh4570
6לֹ֣אh3808
7that thou canst not knowתֵדָֽע׃h3045

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, `and' she knoweth `it' not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

She never keeps her mind on the road of life; her ways are uncertain, she has no knowledge.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].

World English Bible (WEB)

She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The path of life -- lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths -- thou knowest not.