Proverbs 5:1-6
Warning Against Adultery
1 aMy son, be attentive to my wisdom;bincline your ear to my understanding,
2that you may keep cdiscretion,
and your lips may dguard knowledge.
3For the lips of ea forbidden ▼
▼Hebrew strange; also verse 20
woman drip honey,and her speech ▼
▼Hebrew palate
is hsmoother than oil,4but in the end she is ibitter as jwormwood,
ksharp as la two-edged sword.
5Her feet mgo down to death;
her steps follow the path to ▼
▼Hebrew lay hold of
Sheol;6she odoes not ponder the path of life;
her ways wander, and she does not know it.
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