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Proverbs 5:1

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,

Proverbs 5:1

My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,

Proverbs 5:2

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Proverbs 5:2

that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 5:3

For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;

Proverbs 5:4

but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Proverbs 5:4

but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Proverbs 5:5

Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

Proverbs 5:5

Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

Proverbs 5:6

She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.

Proverbs 5:6

She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.

Proverbs 5:7

Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.

Proverbs 5:7

Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.

Proverbs 5:8

Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:8

Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:9

lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,

Proverbs 5:9

lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,

Proverbs 5:10

lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house.

Proverbs 5:10

lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

Proverbs 5:11

At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.

Proverbs 5:11

At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.

Proverbs 5:12

You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!

Proverbs 5:12

You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!

Proverbs 5:13

I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.

Proverbs 5:13

I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.

Proverbs 5:14

I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly."

Proverbs 5:14

And I was soon in serious trouble in the assembly of God's people."

Proverbs 5:15

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:15

Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.

Proverbs 5:16

Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

Proverbs 5:16

Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?

Proverbs 5:17

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Proverbs 5:17

Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.

Proverbs 5:18

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Proverbs 5:18

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Proverbs 5:19

A loving doe, a graceful deer- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.

Proverbs 5:19

A loving doe, a graceful deer— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.

Proverbs 5:20

Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?

Proverbs 5:20

Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man's wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?

Proverbs 5:21

For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD , and he examines all his paths.

Proverbs 5:21

For your ways are in full view of the Lord , and he examines all your paths.

Proverbs 5:22

The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.

Proverbs 5:22

The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.

Proverbs 5:23

He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

Proverbs 5:23

For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.

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