Proverbs 5

New American Standard Bible 1995

Pitfalls of Immorality

1My sonH1121, 1giveH7181 attentionH7181 to my wisdomH2451, 2InclineH5186 your earH241 to my understandingH8394;2That you may 3observeH8104 discretionH4209 And your 4lipsH8193 may reserveH5341 knowledgeH1847.3For the lipsH8193 of an 5 6adulteressH2114 7dripH5197 honeyH5317 And 8smootherH2509 thanH4480 oilH8081 is her 9speechH2441;4But in the endH319 she is 10bitterH4751 as wormwoodH3939, 11SharpH2299 as a two-edgedH6310 swordH2719.5Her feetH7272 12goH3381 downH3381 to deathH4194, Her stepsH6806 takeH8551 holdH8551 of SheolH7585.6 13She does not ponderH6424 the 14pathH734 of lifeH2425; Her waysH4570 are 15unstableH5128, she 16does not knowH3045 it.

7 17NowH6258 then, my sonsH1121, listenH8085 to me And 18do not departH5493 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.8 19KeepH7368 your wayH1870 farH7368 from her And do not goH7126 nearH7126 the 20doorH6607 of her houseH1004,9OrH6435 you will giveH5414 your vigorH1935 to othersH312 And your yearsH8141 to the cruelH394 oneH394;10And strangersH2114 will be filledH7646 with your strengthH3581 And your hard-earnedH6089 goodsH6089 will go to the houseH1004 of an alienH5237;11And you groanH5098 at your 21finalH319 endH319, When your fleshH1320 and your bodyH7607 are consumedH3615;12And you sayH559, “HowH349 I have 22hatedH8130 instructionH4148! And my heartH3820 23spurnedH5006 reproofH8433!13I have not listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of my 24teachersH4175, NorH3808 inclinedH5186 my earH241 to my instructorsH3925!14I was almostH4592 in utterH3605 ruinH7451 In the midstH8432 of the assemblyH6951 and congregationH5712.”

15DrinkH8354 waterH4325 from your own cisternH953 And 25freshH5140 waterH5140 from your own wellH875.16Should your 26springsH4599 be dispersedH6327 abroadH2351, StreamsH6388 of waterH4325 in the streetsH7339?17Let them be yours aloneH905 And not for strangersH2114 with you.18Let your 27fountainH4726 be blessedH1288, And 28rejoiceH8055 in the 29wifeH802 of your youthH5271.19As a lovingH158 30hindH355 and a gracefulH2580 doeH3280, Let her breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 you at allH3605 timesH6256; Be 31exhilaratedH7686 alwaysH8548 with her loveH160.20For whyH4100 should you, my sonH1121, be exhilaratedH7686 with an 32 33adulteressH2114 And embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a 34foreignerH5237?21For the 35waysH1870 of a manH376 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LordH3068, And He 36watchesH6424 allH3605 his pathsH4570.22His 37own iniquitiesH5771 will captureH3920 the wickedH7563, And he will be heldH8551 with the cordsH2256 of his sinH2403.23He will 38dieH4191 for lackH369 of instructionH4148, And in the greatnessH7230 of his follyH200 he will goH7686 astrayH7686.

1. Proverbs 5:1 Prov 4:20 ↩
2. Proverbs 5:1 Prov 22:17 ↩
3. Proverbs 5:2 Prov 3:21 ↩
4. Proverbs 5:2 Mal 2:7 ↩
5. Proverbs 5:3 Lit strange woman ↩
6. Proverbs 5:3 Prov 2:16; 5:20; 7:5; 22:14 ↩
7. Proverbs 5:3 Song 4:11 ↩
8. Proverbs 5:3 Ps 55:21 ↩
9. Proverbs 5:3 Lit palate ↩
10. Proverbs 5:4 Eccl 7:26 ↩
11. Proverbs 5:4 Ps 57:4; Heb 4:12 ↩
12. Proverbs 5:5 Prov 7:27 ↩
13. Proverbs 5:6 Lit That she not watch ↩
14. Proverbs 5:6 Prov 4:26; 5:21 ↩
15. Proverbs 5:6 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
16. Proverbs 5:6 Prov 30:20 ↩
17. Proverbs 5:7 Prov 7:24 ↩
18. Proverbs 5:7 Ps 119:102 ↩
19. Proverbs 5:8 Prov 7:25 ↩
20. Proverbs 5:8 Prov 9:14 ↩
21. Proverbs 5:11 Or latter ↩
22. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:7, 22, 29 ↩
23. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:25; 12:1 ↩
24. Proverbs 5:13 Prov 1:8 ↩
25. Proverbs 5:15 Lit flowing ↩
26. Proverbs 5:16 Prov 5:18; 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
27. Proverbs 5:18 Prov 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
28. Proverbs 5:18 Eccl 9:9 ↩
29. Proverbs 5:18 Mal 2:14 ↩
30. Proverbs 5:19 Song 2:9, 17; 4:5; 7:3 ↩
31. Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated ↩
32. Proverbs 5:20 Lit strange woman ↩
33. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 5:3 ↩
34. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 2:16; 6:24; 7:5; 23:27 ↩
35. Proverbs 5:21 Job 14:16; 31:4; 34:21; Ps 119:168; Prov 15:3; Jer 16:17; 32:19; Hos 7:2; Heb 4:13 ↩
36. Proverbs 5:21 Prov 4:26 ↩
37. Proverbs 5:22 Num 32:23; Ps 7:15; 9:15; 40:12; Prov 1:31, 32 ↩
38. Proverbs 5:23 Job 4:21; 36:12 ↩