New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 5:6-21

6 1She does not ponderH6424 the 2pathH734 of lifeH2425; Her waysH4570 are 3unstableH5128, she 4does not knowH3045 it.

7 5NowH6258 then, my sonsH1121, listenH8085 to me And 6do not departH5493 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.8 7KeepH7368 your wayH1870 farH7368 from her And do not goH7126 nearH7126 the 8doorH6607 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 9finalH319 endH319, When your fleshH1320 and your bodyH7607 are consumedH3615;12And you sayH559, “HowH349 I have 10hatedH8130 instructionH4148! And my heartH3820 11spurnedH5006 reproofH8433!13I have not listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of my 12teachersH4175, 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 13freshH5140 waterH5140 from your own wellH875.16Should your 14springsH4599 be dispersedH6327 abroadH2351, StreamsH6388 of waterH4325 in the streetsH7339?17Let them be yours aloneH905 And not for strangersH2114 with you.18Let your 15fountainH4726 be blessedH1288, And 16rejoiceH8055 in the 17wifeH802 of your youthH5271.19As a lovingH158 18hindH355 and a gracefulH2580 doeH3280, Let her breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 you at allH3605 timesH6256; Be 19exhilaratedH7686 alwaysH8548 with her loveH160.20For whyH4100 should you, my sonH1121, be exhilaratedH7686 with an 20 21adulteressH2114 And embraceH2263 the bosomH2436 of a 22foreignerH5237?21For the 23waysH1870 of a manH376 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LordH3068, And He 24watchesH6424 allH3605 his pathsH4570.

Notes

1. Proverbs 5:6 Lit That she not watch ↩
2. Proverbs 5:6 Prov 4:26; 5:21 ↩
3. Proverbs 5:6 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
4. Proverbs 5:6 Prov 30:20 ↩
5. Proverbs 5:7 Prov 7:24 ↩
6. Proverbs 5:7 Ps 119:102 ↩
7. Proverbs 5:8 Prov 7:25 ↩
8. Proverbs 5:8 Prov 9:14 ↩
9. Proverbs 5:11 Or latter ↩
10. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:7, 22, 29 ↩
11. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:25; 12:1 ↩
12. Proverbs 5:13 Prov 1:8 ↩
13. Proverbs 5:15 Lit flowing ↩
14. Proverbs 5:16 Prov 5:18; 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
15. Proverbs 5:18 Prov 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
16. Proverbs 5:18 Eccl 9:9 ↩
17. Proverbs 5:18 Mal 2:14 ↩
18. Proverbs 5:19 Song 2:9, 17; 4:5; 7:3 ↩
19. Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated ↩
20. Proverbs 5:20 Lit strange woman ↩
21. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 5:3 ↩
22. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 2:16; 6:24; 7:5; 23:27 ↩
23. 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 ↩
24. Proverbs 5:21 Prov 4:26 ↩