Proverbs 5:1-6

1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding;
2 that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol.
6 Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither].

Footnotes 4

  • [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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