Proverbios 5:14-23

14 Casi en todo mal he estado, en medio de la sociedad y de la congregación

15 Bebe el agua de tu propia cisterna, y las corrientes de tu propio pozo

16 Rebosan por fuera tus fuentes, en las plazas los ríos de tus aguas

17 Sean para ti solo, y no para los extraños contigo

18 Será bendito tu manantial; y alégrate de la mujer de tu juventud

19 Como cierva de amores y graciosa gacela, sus pechos te satisfagan en todo tiempo; y en su amor andarás ciego de continuo, sin fijar tus ojos en nadie más

20 ¿Y por qué, hijo mío, andarás ciego con la ajena, y abrazarás el seno de la extraña

21 Pues que los caminos del hombre están ante los ojos del SEÑOR, ¡y él pesa todas sus veredas

22 Sus propias iniquidades prenderán al impío, y con las cuerdas de su pecado será detenido

23 El morirá por no haberse sometido al castigo; y por la grandeza de su locura, errará

Proverbios 5:14-23 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.