1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Turn your ear to my understanding: NHEB — Proverbs 5:1
2 that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge. NHEB — Proverbs 5:2
3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil, NHEB — Proverbs 5:3
4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, and as sharp as a two-edged sword. NHEB — Proverbs 5:4
5 Her feet go down to death. Her steps lead straight to Sheol. NHEB — Proverbs 5:5
6 She gives no thought to the way of life. Her ways are crooked, and she doesn't know it. NHEB — Proverbs 5:6
7 Now therefore, son, listen to me. Do not depart from the words of my mouth. NHEB — Proverbs 5:7
8 Remove your way far from her. Do not come near the door of her house, NHEB — Proverbs 5:8
9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the merciless; NHEB — Proverbs 5:9
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man's house. NHEB — Proverbs 5:10
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed, NHEB — Proverbs 5:11
12 and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; NHEB — Proverbs 5:12
13 neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me. NHEB — Proverbs 5:13
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly." NHEB — Proverbs 5:14
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well. NHEB — Proverbs 5:15
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares? NHEB — Proverbs 5:16
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you. NHEB — Proverbs 5:17
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. NHEB — Proverbs 5:18
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer—let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love. NHEB — Proverbs 5:19
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another? NHEB — Proverbs 5:20
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD. He examines all his paths. NHEB — Proverbs 5:21
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly. NHEB — Proverbs 5:22
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray. NHEB — Proverbs 5:23