Proverbs 5:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
She does not ponderתְּפַלֵּ֑ס
(te·fal·les;)
6424: to weigh, make leveldenominative verb from peles
the pathאֹ֣רַח
(o·rach)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of life; 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
Her waysמַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ
(ma'·ge·lo·tei·ha)
4570: an entrenchment, trackfrom the same as egel
are unstable,נָע֥וּ
(na·'u)
5128: to quiver, wave, waver, tremble, tottera prim. root
she does not knowתֵדָֽע׃
(te·da.)
3045: to knowa prim. root
[it]. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Lest thou shouldest ponder
palac  (paw-las')
to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally) -- make, ponder, weigh.
the path
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
her ways
ma`gal  (mah-gawl')
a track; also a rampart (as circular) -- going, path, trench, way(-side).
are moveable
nuwa`  (noo'-ah)
to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)
that thou canst not know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She doesn't consider the path of life; she doesn't know that her ways are unstable.

International Standard Version
You aren't thinking about where her life is headed; her steps wander, but you do not realize it.

NET Bible
Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And she treads not in the way of life, for her paths lead them astray and they are unknown.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She doesn't even think about the path of life. Her steps wander, and she doesn't realize it.

King James 2000 Bible
Lest you should ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, that you can not know them.
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