Proverbs 5

New American Standard Bible 2020

Pitfalls of Immorality

1My sonH1121, 1payH7181 attentionH7181 to my wisdomH2451, 2InclineH5186 your earH241 to my understandingH8394,2So that you may 3maintainH8104 discretionH4209 And your 4lipsH8193 may complyH5341 withH5341 knowledgeH1847.3For the lipsH8193 of an 5 6adulteressH2114 7dripH5197 honeyH5317, And her 8speechH2441 is 9smootherH2509 thanH4480 oilH8081;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 areH5128 15unstableH5128, she 16does not knowH3045 it.

7 17NowH6258 then, my sonsH1121, listenH8085 to me And 18do not turnH5493 awayH5493 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.8 19KeepH7368 your wayH1870 farH7368 from her, And do not goH7126 nearH7126 the 20doorH6607 of her houseH1004,9OtherwiseH6435 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 possessionsH6089 will go to the houseH1004 of a foreignerH5237;11And you will groanH5098 21in 22the endH319, When your fleshH1320 and your bodyH7607 are consumedH3615;12And you sayH559, “HowH349 I 23hatedH8130 instructionH4148! And my heartH3820 24disdainfullyH5006 rejectedH5006 rebukeH8433!13I did not listenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of my 25teachersH4175, NorH3808 inclineH5186 my earH241 to my instructorsH3925!14I was almostH4592 in totalH3605 ruinH7451 In the midstH8432 of the assemblyH6951 and congregationH5712.”

15DrinkH8354 waterH4325 from your own cisternH953, And 26freshH5140 waterH5140 from your own wellH875.16Should your 27springsH4599 overflowH6327 into the streetH2351, StreamsH6388 of waterH4325 in the publicH7339 squaresH7339?17Let them be yours aloneH905, And not for strangersH2114 with you.18Let your 28fountainH4726 be blessedH1288, And 29rejoiceH8055 in the 30wifeH802 of your youthH5271.19Like a lovingH158 31doeH355 and a gracefulH2580 mountainH3280 goatH3280, Let her breastsH1717 satisfyH7301 you at allH3605 timesH6256; BeH7686 32exhilaratedH7686 alwaysH8548 with her loveH160.20For whyH4100 should you, my sonH1121, beH7686 exhilaratedH7686 with an 33 34adulteressH2114, And embraceH2263 the breastsH2436 of a 35foreignerH5237?21For the 36waysH1870 of everyoneH376 are beforeH5227 the eyesH5869 of the LordH3068, And He 37observesH6424 allH3605 his pathsH4570.22His 38own wrongdoingsH5771 will trapH3920 the wickedH7563, And he will be heldH8551 by the ropesH2256 of his sinH2403.23He will 39dieH4191 for lackH369 of instructionH4148, And in the greatnessH7230 of his foolishnessH200 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 Lit palate ↩
9. Proverbs 5:3 Ps 55:21 ↩
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 at ↩
22. Proverbs 5:11 Lit your end ↩
23. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:7, 22, 29 ↩
24. Proverbs 5:12 Prov 1:25; 12:1 ↩
25. Proverbs 5:13 Prov 1:8 ↩
26. Proverbs 5:15 Lit flowing ↩
27. Proverbs 5:16 Prov 5:18; 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
28. Proverbs 5:18 Prov 9:17; Song 4:12, 15 ↩
29. Proverbs 5:18 Eccl 9:9 ↩
30. Proverbs 5:18 Mal 2:14 ↩
31. Proverbs 5:19 Song 2:9, 17; 4:5; 7:3 ↩
32. Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated ↩
33. Proverbs 5:20 Lit strange woman ↩
34. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 5:3 ↩
35. Proverbs 5:20 Prov 2:16; 6:24; 7:5; 23:27 ↩
36. 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 ↩
37. Proverbs 5:21 Prov 4:26 ↩
38. Proverbs 5:22 Num 32:23; Ps 7:15; 9:15; 40:12; Prov 1:31, 32 ↩
39. Proverbs 5:23 Job 4:21; 36:12 ↩