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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 5
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Proverbs 5:1
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My son,(a) pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words(b) of insight,
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Proverbs 5:2
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that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
Proverbs 5:3
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For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;(c)
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Proverbs 5:4
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but in the end she is bitter as gall,(d) sharp as a double-edged sword.
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Proverbs 5:5
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Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.(e)
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Proverbs 5:6
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She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(f)
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Proverbs 5:7
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Now then, my sons, listen(g) to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
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Proverbs 5:8
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Keep to a path far from her,(h) do not go near the door of her house,
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Proverbs 5:9
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lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity[a] to one who is cruel,
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Proverbs 5:10
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lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.(i)
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Proverbs 5:11
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At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
Proverbs 5:12
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You will say, "How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!(j)
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Proverbs 5:13
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I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.
Proverbs 5:14
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And I was soon in serious trouble(k) in the assembly of God's people."(l)
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Proverbs 5:15
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Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
Proverbs 5:16
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Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
Proverbs 5:17
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Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
Proverbs 5:18
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May your fountain(m) be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(n)
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Proverbs 5:19
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A loving doe, a graceful deer(o)— may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
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Proverbs 5:20
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Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man's wife? Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
Proverbs 5:21
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For your ways are in full view(p) of the Lord , and he examines(q) all your paths.(r)
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Proverbs 5:22
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The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(s) the cords of their sins hold them fast.(t)
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Proverbs 5:23
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For lack of discipline they will die,(u) led astray by their own great folly.(v)
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