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Proverbs 5

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1 My son, attend unto my wisdom and bow thine ear to my understanding,

2 that thou mayest have regard for discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

3 For the lips of a strange woman drip as a honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

4 but her end is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.

6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are wandering, that thou canst not know them.

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house,

9 lest thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years unto the cruel,

10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth and thy labors be in the house of a stranger,

11 and thou mourn at the last when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

12 and thou sayest, "How have I hated instruction and my heart despised reproof;

13 and have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

14 I was almost in total evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly."

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

17 Let them be only thine own, and not for strangers with thee.

18 Let thy fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He pondereth all his doings.

22 His own iniquities shall entrap the wicked himself, and he shall be held by the cords of his sins.

23 He shall die without instruction, and in the greatness of his folly shall he go astray.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Open your ears to my understanding

2 so that you may act with foresight and speak with insight.

3 The lips of an adulterous woman drip with honey. Her kiss is smoother than oil,

4 but in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet descend to death. Her steps lead straight to hell.

6 She doesn't even think about the path of life. Her steps wander, and she doesn't realize it.

7 But now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from what I say to you.

8 Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door.

9 Either you will surrender your reputation to others and [the rest of] your years to some cruel person,

10 or strangers will benefit from your strength and you will have to work hard in a pagan's house.

11 Then you will groan when your end comes, when your body and flesh are consumed. You will say,

12 "Oh, how I hated discipline! How my heart despised correction!

13 I didn't listen to what my teachers said to me, nor did I keep my ear open to my instructors.

14 I almost reached total ruin in the assembly and in the congregation."

15 Drink water out of your own cistern and running water from your own well.

16 Why should water flow out of your spring? Why should your streams flow into the streets?

17 They should be yours alone, so do not share them with strangers.

18 Let your own fountain be blessed, and enjoy the girl you married when you were young,

19 a loving doe and a graceful deer. Always let her breasts satisfy you. Always be intoxicated with her love.

20 Why should you, my son, be intoxicated with an adulterous woman and fondle a loose woman's breast?

21 Each person's ways are clearly seen by the LORD, and he surveys all his actions.

22 A wicked person will be trapped by his own wrongs, and he will be caught in the ropes of his own sin.

23 He will die for his lack of discipline and stumble around because of his great stupidity.