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Proverbs 5

(Leviticus 20:10–21; 1 Corinthians 5:1–8)

1My sonH1121, pay attentionH7181 to my wisdomH2451;inclineH5186 your earH241 to my insightH8394,2that you may maintainH8104 discretionH4209and your lipsH8193 may preserveH5341 knowledgeH1847.3ThoughH3588 the lipsH8193 of the forbidden womanH21141 dripH5197 honeyH5317and her speechH24412 is smootherH2509 than oilH8081,4in the endH319 she is bitterH4751 as wormwoodH3939,sharpH2299 as a double-edgedH6310 swordH2719.5Her feetH7272 go downH3381 to deathH4194;her stepsH6806 lead straight toH8551 SheolH7585.36She does notH6435 considerH6424 the pathH734 of lifeH2416;she does notH3808 know thatH3045 her waysH4570 are unstableH5128.
7So nowH6258, my sonsH1121, listenH8085 to me,and do notH408 turn asideH5493 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.8Keep your pathH1870 farH7368 from herH5921;do notH408 go nearH7126H413 the doorH6607 of her houseH1004,9lestH6435 you concedeH5414 your vigorH1935 to othersH312,and your yearsH8141 to one who is cruelH394;10lestH6435 strangersH2114 feastH7646 on your wealthH3581,and your laborsH6089 enrich the houseH1004 of a foreignerH5237.11At the end of your lifeH319 you will groanH5098when your fleshH1320 and your bodyH7607 are spentH3615,12and you will sayH559, “HowH349 I hatedH8130 disciplineH4148,and my heartH3820 despisedH5006 reproofH8433!13I did notH3808 listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of my teachersH4175or inclineH5186 my earH241 to my mentorsH3925.14I amH1961 on the brinkH4592 of utterH3605 ruinH7451in the midstH8432 of the whole assemblyH6951H5712.”
15DrinkH8354 waterH4325 from your own cisternH953,and running waterH5140 fromH8432 your own wellH875.16Why should your springsH4599 flowH6327 in the streetsH2351,your streamsH6388 of waterH4325 in the public squaresH7339?17Let them beH1961 yours aloneH905,neverH369 to be sharedH854 with strangersH2114.18May your fountainH4726 beH1961 blessedH1288,and may you rejoiceH8055 in the wifeH802 of your youthH5271:19A lovingH158 doeH355, a gracefulH2580 fawnH3280—may her breastsH1717 satisfy youH7301 alwaysH3605H6256;may you be captivatedH76864 by her loveH160 foreverH8548.20WhyH4100 be captivatedH7686, my sonH1121, by an adulteressH2114,or embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a strangerH5237?521ForH3588 a man’sH376 waysH1870 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068,and the LORD examinesH64246 allH3605 his pathsH4570.22The iniquitiesH5771 of a wicked manH7563 entrap himH3920;the cordsH8551 of his sinH2403 entangle himH2256.23HeH1931 diesH4191 for lackH369 of disciplineH4148,led astrayH7686 by his own greatH7230 follyH200.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 5:3 Or the adulteress ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 5:3 Or her palate ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 5:5 Or lay hold of Sheol ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 5:19 Or be led astray; also in verse 20 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 5:20 Or a foreign woman or another man’s wife ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 5:21 Or ponders or makes level ↩

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