SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:6
si no pesares el camino de vida, sus caminos son inestables; no los conocerás.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 5:6
Verse 6. Lest thou shouldest ponder ] To prevent thee from reflecting on thy present conduct, and its consequences, her ways are moveable-she continually varies her allurements. Thou canst not know them. ] It is impossible to conceive all her tricks and wiles: to learn these in all their varieties, is a part of the science first taught in that infernal trade.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 6. Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life , etc.] Consider and meditate which is the way to get out of her hands and ways, and escape death, and obtain eternal life; lest those she has drawn into her wicked course of life should be religiously inclined, and think of quitting such a course, and inquire after the way of life and salvation; and be weighing in their minds which is most eligible, to continue with her whose feet lead to death, or to take the path of life: to prevent all this, if possible, her ways are movable : she appears in different shapes; changes her dress and habitation; makes use of a thousand arts to ensnare men, to entangle their affections, and retain them in her nets; she first puts them upon one thing, and then on another; she leads them into various mazes and labyrinths of sin, till they have lost all sense of religion, and sight of the path of life; [that] thou canst not know [them] ; her ways, arts, and devices. Or, “thou canst not know” f106 ; that is, the way of life, or how to get out of her ways into that. Or, “thou knowest not”; where she goes, whither she leads thee, and what will be the end and issue of such a course of life. The Targum understands it, and so some other interpreters, of the harlot herself, paraphrasing the whole thus; “in the way of life she walks not; her ways are unstable, and she knows not” the way of life, nor where her ways will end; or, “cares not” what becomes of her. And so, in like manner, the former part of the verse is understood and interpreted, “lest she ponder the path of life” f108 ; or as others, “she does not ponder the path of life” f109 ; The ways of the antichristian harlot are with all deceivableness of unrighteousness; and her chief care is to keep persons in ignorance, and from pondering the path of life or true religion, and to retain them in her idolatry, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Ofte these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. I leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thin which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, mus keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we moc God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischief attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted an confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more di as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinne in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience!
Original Hebrew
ארח 734 חיים 2416 פן 6435 תפלס 6424 נעו 5128 מעגלתיה 4570 לא 3808 תדע׃ 3045
