Proverbs 5:4
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in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.
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And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
But they do not know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.