Proverbes 5:1-10

1 Mon fils, sois attentif à ma sagesse, Prête l'oreille à mon intelligence,

2 Afin que tu conserves la réflexion, Et que tes lèvres gardent la connaissance.

3 Car les lèvres de l'étrangère distillent le miel, Et son palais est plus doux que l'huile;

4 Mais à la fin elle est amère comme l'absinthe, Aiguë comme un glaive à deux tranchants.

5 Ses pieds descendent vers la mort, Ses pas atteignent le séjour des morts.

6 Afin de ne pas considérer le chemin de la vie, Elle est errante dans ses voies, elle ne sait où elle va.

7 Et maintenant, mes fils, écoutez-moi, Et ne vous écartez pas des paroles de ma bouche.

8 Eloigne-toi du chemin qui conduit chez elle, Et ne t'approche pas de la porte de sa maison,

9 De peur que tu ne livres ta vigueur à d'autres, Et tes années à un homme cruel;

10 De peur que des étrangers ne se rassasient de ton bien, Et du produit de ton travail dans la maison d'autrui;

Proverbes 5:1-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PROVERBS 5

The general instruction of this chapter is to avoid whoredom, and make use of lawful marriage, and keep to that. It is introduced with an exhortation to attend to wisdom and understanding, Pr 5:1,2; one part of which lies in shunning an adulterous woman; who is described by her flattery, with which she deceives; by the end she brings men to, which is destruction and death; and by the uncertainty of her ways, which cannot be known, Pr 5:3-6. Wherefore men are advised to keep at the utmost distance from her, Pr 5:7,8; lest their honour, strength, wealth, and labours, be given to others, Pr 5:9,10; and repentance and mourning follow, when too late, Pr 5:11-14. And, as a remedy against whoredom, entering into a marriage state is advised to, and a strict regard to that; allegorically expressed by a man's drinking water out of his fountain, and by his wife being as a loving hind and pleasant roe to him, the single object of his affections, Pr 5:15-19. As also the consideration of the divine omniscience is proposed, to deter him from the sin of adultery, Pr 5:20,21; as well as the inevitable ruin wicked men are brought into by it, Pr 5:22,23.