Proverbs 5:1 My son,1121 pay attention7181 to my wisdom.2451 Turn5186 your ear241 to my understanding:8394 cr 2 that you may maintain8104 discretion,4209 that your lips8193 may preserve5341 knowledge.1847 cr 3 For the lips8193 of an adulteress2114 drip5197 honey.5317 Her mouth2441 is smoother2509 than oil,8081 cr 4 But in the end319 she is as bitter4751 as wormwood,3939 and as sharp2299 as a two-edged6310 sword.2719 cr 5 {Sheol is the place of the dead.} Her feet7272 go down3381 to death.4194 Her steps6806 lead straight8551 to Sheol.7585 cr 6 She gives no thought6424 to the way4570 of life.2416 Her ways4570 are crooked,5128 and she doesn't know3045 it. cr

Proverbs 5:7 ¶ Now therefore, my sons,1121 listen8085 to me. Don't depart5493 from the words561 of my mouth.6310 cr 8 Remove7368 your way1870 far7368 from her. Don't come near7126 the door6607 of her house,1004 cr 9 lest you give5414 your honor1935 to others,312 and your years8141 to the cruel394 one; cr 10 lest strangers2114 feast7646 on your wealth,3581 and your labors6089 enrich another man's5237 house.1004 cr 11 You will groan5098 at your latter319 end, when your flesh1320 and your body1320 are consumed,3615 cr 12 and say,559 "How I have hated8130 instruction,4148 and my heart3820 despised5006 reproof;8433 cr 13 neither have I obeyed8085 the voice6963 of my teachers,3384 nor turned5186 my ear241 to those who instructed3925 me! cr 14 I have come to the brink4592 of utter ruin,7451 in the midst8432 of the gathered6951 assembly."6951 cr

Proverbs 5:15 ¶ Drink8354 water4325 out of your own cistern,953 running water5140 out of8432 your own well.875 cr 16 Should your springs4599 overflow6327 in the streets,7339 streams6388 of water4325 in the public squares?7339 cr 17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers2114 with you. cr 18 Let your spring4726 be blessed.1288 Rejoice8055 in the wife802 of your youth.5271 cr 19 A loving158 doe365 and a graceful2580 deer—3280 let her breasts1717 satisfy7301 you at all times.6256 Be captivated7686 always8548 with her love.160 cr 20 For why should you, my son,1121 be captivated7686 with an adulteress?2114 Why embrace2263 the bosom2436 of another?5237 cr 21 For the ways1870 of man376 are before5227 the eyes5869 of Yahweh.3068 He examines6424 all his paths.4570 cr 22 The evil5771 deeds of the wicked7563 ensnare3920 him. The cords2256 of his sin2403 hold8551 him firmly. cr 23 He will die4191 for lack of instruction.4148 In the greatness7230 of his folly,200 he will go astray.7686 cr