Proverbs 5
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Proverbs 5:1-14

1My sonH1121, attendH7181 unto my wisdomH2451, and bowH5186 thine earH241 to my understandingH8394: 2That thou mayest regardH8104 discretionH4209, and that thy lipsH8193 may keepH5341 knowledgeH1847.

3For the lipsH8193 of a strange womanH2114 dropH5197 as an honeycombH5317, and her mouthH2441 is smootherH2509 than oilH8081:1 4But her endH319 is bitterH4751 as wormwoodH3939, sharpH2299 as a twoedgedH6310 swordH2719. 5Her feetH7272 go downH3381 to deathH4194; her stepsH6806 take holdH8551 on hellH7585. 6Lest thou shouldest ponderH6424 the pathH734 of lifeH2416, her waysH4570 are moveableH5128, that thou canst not knowH3045 them. 7HearH8085 me now therefore, O ye childrenH1121, and departH5493 not from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310. 8RemoveH7368 thy wayH1870 farH7368 from her, and come not nighH7126 the doorH6607 of her houseH1004: 9Lest thou giveH5414 thine honourH1935 unto othersH312, and thy yearsH8141 unto the cruelH394: 10Lest strangersH2114 be filledH7646 with thy wealthH3581; and thy laboursH6089 be in the houseH1004 of a strangerH5237;2 11And thou mournH5098 at the lastH319, when thy fleshH1320 and thy bodyH7607 are consumedH3615, 12And sayH559, How have I hatedH8130 instructionH4148, and my heartH3820 despisedH5006 reproofH8433; 13And have not obeyedH8085 the voiceH6963 of my teachersH3384, nor inclinedH5186 mine earH241 to them that instructedH3925 me! 14I was almostH4592 in all evilH7451 in the midstH8432 of the congregationH6951 and assemblyH5712.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 5:3 mouth: Heb. palate. ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 5:10 thy wealth: Heb. thy strength. ↩

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