Lectionary Calendar

Sunday, April 28th, 2024
the Fifth Sunday after Easter

Attention!

Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Home » Study Desk

Study Desk

General Bible Search

Passage Lookup: Proverbs 5:1-23; Proverbs 6:20-35; Proverbs 7:1-27; Proverbs 22:14; Proverbs 30:20

general search

New Search Search within results
Include Resources

OT Text: ALE BHS MAS WLC RAH |
NT Texts: NA26 WH PES

Highlight word variations between
the two different translations

Within the same: book chapter verse verses (+/-)

General
Interlinear
Parallel
Proximity

Select All Verses Copy to Clipboard

Copy All Verses Print Verses

Print All Verses

68 verses

New American Standard Bible

Options

Proverbs 5:1

My son, ^(C1)pay attention to my wisdom, ^(C2)Incline your ear to my understanding,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:2

So that you may ^(C1)maintain discretion And your ^(C2)lips may comply with knowledge.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of an ^(F1)^(C1)adulteress ^(C2)drip honey, And her ^(F2)speech is ^(C3)smoother than oil;

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:4

But in the end she is ^(C1)bitter as wormwood, ^(C2)Sharp as a two-edged sword.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:5

Her feet ^(C1)go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:6

^(F1)She does not ponder the ^(C1)path of life; Her ways are ^(C2)unstable, she ^(C3)does not know it.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:7

^(C1)Now then, my sons, listen to me And ^(C2)do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:8

^(C1)Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the ^(C2)door of her house,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:9

Otherwise you will give your vigor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

Proverbs 5:10

And strangers will be filled with your strength, And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;

Proverbs 5:11

And you will groan ^(F1)in ^(F2)the end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:12

And you say, "How I ^(C1)hated instruction! And my heart ^(C2)disdainfully rejected rebuke!

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:13

-"I did not listen to the voice of my ^(C1)teachers, Nor incline my ear to my instructors!

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:14

-"I was almost in total ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."

Proverbs 5:15

Drink water from your own cistern, And ^(F1)fresh water from your own well.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:16

Should your ^(C1)springs overflow into the street, Streams of water in the public squares?

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:17

Let them be yours alone, And not for strangers with you.

Proverbs 5:18

Let your ^(C1)fountain be blessed, And ^(C2)rejoice in the ^(C3)wife of your youth.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:19

Like a loving ^(C1)doe and a graceful mountain goat, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be ^(F1)exhilarated always with her love.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:20

For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an ^(F1)^(C1)adulteress, And embrace the breasts of a ^(C2)foreigner?

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:21

For the ^(C1)ways of everyone are before the eyes of the LORD, And He ^(C2)observes all his paths.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:22

His ^(C1)own wrongdoings will trap the wicked, And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 5:23

He will ^(C1)die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:20

^(C1)My son, comply with the commandment of your father, And do not ignore the ^(F1)teaching of your mother;

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:21

^(C1)Bind them continually on your heart; Tie them around your neck.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:22

When you ^(C1)walk, ^(F1)they will guide you; When you sleep, ^(F1)they will watch over you; And when you awake, ^(F1)they will talk to you.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:23

For ^(C1)the commandment is a lamp and the ^(F1)teaching is light; And rebukes for discipline are the way of life

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:24

To ^(C1)keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:25

^(C1)Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her ^(C2)eyelids.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:26

For ^(C1)the price of a prostitute reduces one to a loaf of bread, And ^(F1)an adulteress ^(C2)hunts for a precious life.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:27

Can anyone take fire in his lap And his clothes not be burned?

Proverbs 6:28

Or can a person walk on hot coals And his feet not be scorched?

Proverbs 6:29

So is the one who ^(C1)goes in to his neighbor's wife; Whoever touches her ^(C2)will not ^(F1)go unpunished.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:30

People do not despise a thief if he steals To ^(C1)satisfy ^(F1)himself when he is hungry;

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:31

But when he is found, he must ^(C1)repay seven times as much; He must give up all the property of his house.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:32

One who commits adultery with a woman is ^(C1)lacking ^(F1)sense; He who would ^(C2)destroy ^(F2)himself commits it.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:33

He will find wounds and disgrace, And his shame will not be removed.

Proverbs 6:34

For ^(C1)jealousy ^(F1)enrages a man, And he will not have compassion on the ^(C2)day of vengeance.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 6:35

He will not ^(F1)accept any settlement, Nor will he be ^(F2)satisfied though you make it a large gift.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:1

My son, ^(C1)keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:2

^(C1)Keep my commandments and live, And my ^(F1)teaching ^(C2)as the ^(F2)apple of your eye.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:3

^(C1)Bind them on your fingers; ^(C2)Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend,

Proverbs 7:5

So that they may keep you from an ^(F1)adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:6

For ^(C1)at the window of my house I looked out ^(C2)through my lattice,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:7

And I saw among the ^(C1)naive, And discerned among the ^(F1)youths A young man ^(C2)lacking ^(F2)sense,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:8

Passing through the street near ^(C1)her corner; And he walks along the way to ^(C2)her house,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:9

In the ^(C1)twilight, in the ^(F1)evening, In the ^(F2)middle of the night and the darkness.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:10

And behold, a woman comes to meet him, ^(C1)Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:11

She is ^(C1)boisterous and rebellious, Her ^(C2)feet do not remain at home;

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:12

She is now in the streets, now ^(C1)in the public squares, And ^(C2)lurks by every corner.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:13

So she seizes him and kisses him, ^(F1)And with a ^(C1)brazen face she says to him:

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:14

"^(F1)I was due to offer ^(C1)peace offerings; Today I have ^(C2)paid my vows.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:15

-"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.

Proverbs 7:16

-"I have spread my couch with ^(C1)coverings, With colored ^(C2)linens of Egypt.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:17

-"I have sprinkled my bed With ^(C1)myrrh, aloes, and ^(C2)cinnamon.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:18

-"Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning; Let's delight ourselves with caresses.

Proverbs 7:19

-"For ^(F1)my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:20

-"He has taken a ^(C1)bag of money ^(F1)with him. At the full moon he will come home."

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:21

With her many persuasions she entices him; With her ^(F1)^(C1)flattering lips she seduces him.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:22

Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as ^(F1)one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:23

Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a ^(C1)bird hurries to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:24

Now therefore, my sons, ^(C1)listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:25

Do not let your heart ^(C1)turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:26

For many are the ^(F1)victims she has brought to ruin, And ^(C1)numerous are all those slaughtered by her.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 7:27

Her ^(C1)house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of ^(F1)^(C1)an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is ^(C2)cursed of the LORD will fall ^(F2)into it.

Footnotes:

Cross References:

Proverbs 30:20

This is the way of an ^(C1)adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, And says, "I have done no wrong."

Footnotes:

Cross References:

68 verses

New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995,2020 by The Lockman Foundation

Show Footnotes & Cross References
Multi-Translations Selector