Proverbs

Chapter 5

1 My son,1121 attend7181 unto my wisdom,2451 and bow5186 thine ear241 to my understanding: 8394

2 That thou mayest regard8104 discretion,4209 and that thy lips8193 may keep5341 knowledge.1847

3 For3588 the lips8193 of a strange woman2114 drop5197 as a honeycomb,5317 and her mouth2441 is smoother2509 than oil:4480 8081

4 But her end319 is bitter4751 as wormwood,3939 sharp2299 as a twoedged6310 sword.2719

5 Her feet7272 go down3381 to death;4194 her steps6806 take hold8551 on hell.7585

6 Lest6435 thou shouldest ponder6424 the path734 of life,2416 her ways4570 are movable,5128 that thou canst not3808 know3045 them.

7 Hear8085 me now6258 therefore, O ye children,1121 and depart5493 not408 from the words4480 561 of my mouth.6310

8 Remove thy way far7368 1870 from4480 5921 her, and come not nigh7126 408 413 the door6607 of her house: 1004

9 Lest6435 thou give5414 thine honor1935 unto others,312 and thy years8141 unto the cruel: 394

10 Lest6435 strangers2114 be filled7646 with thy wealth;3581 and thy labors6089 be in the house1004 of a stranger;5237

11 And thou mourn5098 at the last,319 when thy flesh1320 and thy body7607 are consumed,3615

12 And say,559 How349 have I hated8130 instruction,4148 and my heart3820 despised5006 reproof;8433

13 And have not3808 obeyed8085 the voice6963 of my teachers,3384 nor3808 inclined5186 mine ear241 to them that instructed3925 me!

14 I was1961 almost4592 in all3605 evil7451 in the midst8432 of the congregation6951 and assembly.5712

15 Drink8354 waters4325 out of thine own cistern,4480 953 and running waters5140 out of4480 8432 thine own well.875

16 Let thy fountains4599 be dispersed6327 abroad,2351 and rivers6388 of waters4325 in the streets.7339

17 Let them be1961 only905 thine own, and not369 strangers'2114 with854 thee.

18 Let thy fountain4726 be1961 blessed:1288 and rejoice8055 with the wife4480 802 of thy youth.5271

19 Let her be as the loving158 hind365 and pleasant2580 roe;3280 let her breasts1717 satisfy7301 thee at all3605 times;6256 and be thou ravished7686 always8548 with her love.160

20 And why4100 wilt thou, my son,1121 be ravished7686 with a strange woman,2114 and embrace2263 the bosom2436 of a stranger?5237

21 For3588 the ways1870 of man376 are before5227 the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and he pondereth6424 all3605 his goings.4570

22 His own iniquities5771 shall take3920 853 the wicked7563 himself, and he shall be holden8551 with the cords2256 of his sins.2403

23 He1931 shall die4191 without369 instruction;4148 and in the greatness7230 of his folly200 he shall go astray.7686

Proverbs

Chapter 5

1 MY son, attend to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding,

2 That you may heed counsel and that your lips may keep knowledge.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her words are smoother than oil;

4 But the end of her life is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet cause men to go down to death; her steps take her to Sheol.

6 She does not tread upon the land of the living, her paths are devious, and are unknown.

7 Hear me now therefore, O you children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house;

9 Lest you give your strength to others, and your years to the cruel;

10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of strangers;

11 And you have remorse in your old age, when the flesh of your body is consumed,

12 And you say, Why did I hate instruction, and my heart despise reproof,

13 And why have I not obeyed the voice of my teacher, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me?

14 I was in almost all kinds of evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

15 Drink water out of your own well, and running water from your own spring.

16 Let your water overflow into your streets, let it be disbursed abroad.

17 Let it be for yourself alone, let not strangers be partners with you.

18 Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

19 Let her be like a loving hind, and pleasant mountain roe; learn her ways always, and be mindful of her love.

20 My son, be not misled by a strange woman, neither embrace the bosom of a strange woman.

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and all his paths lie open in his presence.

22 The wicked shall be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be bound with the cords of his sins.

23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Proverbs

Chapter 5

Proverbs

Chapter 5

1 My son,1121 attend7181 unto my wisdom,2451 and bow5186 thine ear241 to my understanding: 8394

1 MY son, attend to my wisdom and incline your ear to my understanding,

2 That thou mayest regard8104 discretion,4209 and that thy lips8193 may keep5341 knowledge.1847

2 That you may heed counsel and that your lips may keep knowledge.

3 For3588 the lips8193 of a strange woman2114 drop5197 as a honeycomb,5317 and her mouth2441 is smoother2509 than oil:4480 8081

3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, and her words are smoother than oil;

4 But her end319 is bitter4751 as wormwood,3939 sharp2299 as a twoedged6310 sword.2719

4 But the end of her life is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet7272 go down3381 to death;4194 her steps6806 take hold8551 on hell.7585

5 Her feet cause men to go down to death; her steps take her to Sheol.

6 Lest6435 thou shouldest ponder6424 the path734 of life,2416 her ways4570 are movable,5128 that thou canst not3808 know3045 them.

6 She does not tread upon the land of the living, her paths are devious, and are unknown.

7 Hear8085 me now6258 therefore, O ye children,1121 and depart5493 not408 from the words4480 561 of my mouth.6310

7 Hear me now therefore, O you children, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far7368 1870 from4480 5921 her, and come not nigh7126 408 413 the door6607 of her house: 1004

8 Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house;

9 Lest6435 thou give5414 thine honor1935 unto others,312 and thy years8141 unto the cruel: 394

9 Lest you give your strength to others, and your years to the cruel;

10 Lest6435 strangers2114 be filled7646 with thy wealth;3581 and thy labors6089 be in the house1004 of a stranger;5237

10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of strangers;

11 And thou mourn5098 at the last,319 when thy flesh1320 and thy body7607 are consumed,3615

11 And you have remorse in your old age, when the flesh of your body is consumed,

12 And say,559 How349 have I hated8130 instruction,4148 and my heart3820 despised5006 reproof;8433

12 And you say, Why did I hate instruction, and my heart despise reproof,

13 And have not3808 obeyed8085 the voice6963 of my teachers,3384 nor3808 inclined5186 mine ear241 to them that instructed3925 me!

13 And why have I not obeyed the voice of my teacher, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me?

14 I was1961 almost4592 in all3605 evil7451 in the midst8432 of the congregation6951 and assembly.5712

14 I was in almost all kinds of evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

15 Drink8354 waters4325 out of thine own cistern,4480 953 and running waters5140 out of4480 8432 thine own well.875

15 Drink water out of your own well, and running water from your own spring.

16 Let thy fountains4599 be dispersed6327 abroad,2351 and rivers6388 of waters4325 in the streets.7339

16 Let your water overflow into your streets, let it be disbursed abroad.

17 Let them be1961 only905 thine own, and not369 strangers'2114 with854 thee.

17 Let it be for yourself alone, let not strangers be partners with you.

18 Let thy fountain4726 be1961 blessed:1288 and rejoice8055 with the wife4480 802 of thy youth.5271

18 Let your fountain be blessed: and rejoice in the wife of your youth.

19 Let her be as the loving158 hind365 and pleasant2580 roe;3280 let her breasts1717 satisfy7301 thee at all3605 times;6256 and be thou ravished7686 always8548 with her love.160

19 Let her be like a loving hind, and pleasant mountain roe; learn her ways always, and be mindful of her love.

20 And why4100 wilt thou, my son,1121 be ravished7686 with a strange woman,2114 and embrace2263 the bosom2436 of a stranger?5237

20 My son, be not misled by a strange woman, neither embrace the bosom of a strange woman.

21 For3588 the ways1870 of man376 are before5227 the eyes5869 of the LORD,3068 and he pondereth6424 all3605 his goings.4570

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and all his paths lie open in his presence.

22 His own iniquities5771 shall take3920 853 the wicked7563 himself, and he shall be holden8551 with the cords2256 of his sins.2403

22 The wicked shall be caught by his own iniquities, and he will be bound with the cords of his sins.

23 He1931 shall die4191 without369 instruction;4148 and in the greatness7230 of his folly200 he shall go astray.7686

23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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