6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness.
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Prov. 5:1 , 2 . Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God’s name, he demands attention; for he writes by divine inspiration, and is a prophet, though he begins not with, Thus saith the Lord. “Attend, and bow thy ea…
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