American Standard Version
Proverbs 5
1My sonH1121, attend unto my wisdomH2451; InclineH5186 thine earH241 to my understandingH8394:2That thou mayest preserveH5341 discretionH4209, And that thy lipsH8193 may keepH8104 knowledgeH1847.3For the lipsH8193 of a strangeH2114 womanH2114 drop honeyH5317, And her mouthH2441 is smoother than oilH8081:4But in the endH319 she is bitterH4751 as wormwoodH3939, SharpH2299 as a two-edged swordH2719.5Her feetH7272 goH3381 down to deathH4194; Her stepsH6806 takeH3381 holdH8551 on SheolH7585;6So that she findeth not the levelH6424 pathH734 of lifeH2416: Her waysH734 are unstable, andshe knoweth it not.7NowH6258 thereforeH6258, mysonsH1121, hearken unto me, And departH5493 not from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.8RemoveH7368 thy wayH1870 farH7368 from her, And come not nigh the doorH6607 of her houseH1004;9LestH6435 thou giveH5414 thine honor unto othersH312, And thy yearsH8141 unto the cruelH394;10LestH6435 strangersH2114 be filled with thy strengthH3581, And thy labors be in the houseH1004 of an alienH5237,11And thou mourn at thy latterH319 endH319, When thy fleshH1320 and thy bodyH1320 are consumed,12And sayH559, HowH349 have I hatedH8130 instruction, And my heartH3820 despised reproof;13Neither have I obeyed the voiceH6963 of my teachersH3925, Nor inclinedH5186 mine earH241 to them that instructedH3384 me!14I wasH1961 well-nigh in all evilH7451 In the midstH8432 of the assemblyH6951 and congregationH5712.15DrinkH8354 watersH4325 out of thine own cisternH953, And running watersH4325 out of thine own wellH875.16Should thy springsH4599 be dispersed abroad, And streamsH6388 of waterH4325 in the streetsH2351?17Let them beH1961 for thyself aloneH905, And not for strangersH2114 with thee.18Let thy fountainH4726 beH1961 blessedH1288; And rejoiceH8055 in the wifeH802 of thy youthH5271.19Asa loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfyH7301 thee at all timesH6256; And be thou ravished always with her loveH160.20For whyH4100 shouldest thou, my sonH1121, be ravished with a strangeH2114 womanH5237, And embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a foreignerH5237?21For the waysH1870 of manH376 are before the eyesH5869 of Jehovah; And he maketh levelH6424 all his paths.22His own iniquitiesH5771 shall takeH3920 the wickedH7563, And he shall be holden with the cordsH2256 of his sinH2403.23He shall dieH4191 for lack of instruction; And in the greatnessH7230 of his follyH200 he shall goH7686 astrayH7686.
Commentaries on Proverbs 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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