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Proverbs 5:1-6
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Proverbs 5:1-6
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My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
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that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
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For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
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but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
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Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.
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Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].
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[a].
Or 'well-considered thoughts,' it is plural: for singular see ch. 1.4, 'discretion.'
[b].
Lit. 'palate.'
[c].
Or 'paths:' see Note i, ch. 2.9.
[d].
Or 'Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are changeable: thou canst not know [them].'
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