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| Proverbs 5:1 | My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding; | My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: |
| Proverbs 5:2 | that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge. | That thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge. |
| Proverbs 5:3 | For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; | For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil: |
| Proverbs 5:4 | but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. | But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. |
| Proverbs 5:5 | Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol. | Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold on Sheol; |
| Proverbs 5:6 | Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither]. | So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, [and] she knoweth [it] not. |
| Proverbs 5:7 | And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. | Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. |
| Proverbs 5:8 | Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: | Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house; |
| Proverbs 5:9 | lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; | Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel; |
| Proverbs 5:10 | lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger; | Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien, |
| Proverbs 5:11 | and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed; | And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed, |
| Proverbs 5:12 | and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! | And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof; |
| Proverbs 5:13 | and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me; | Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! |
| Proverbs 5:14 | I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. | I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation. |
| Proverbs 5:15 | Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. | Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well. |
| Proverbs 5:16 | Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways. | Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets? |
| Proverbs 5:17 | Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. | Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee. |
| Proverbs 5:18 | Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth. | Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth. |
| Proverbs 5:19 | As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love. | [As] a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love. |
| Proverbs 5:20 | And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? | For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? |
| Proverbs 5:21 | For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths. | For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths. |
| Proverbs 5:22 | His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. | His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. |
| Proverbs 5:23 | He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. | He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. |
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