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Proverbs 5

Pitfalls of Immorality

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My son,  agive attention to my wisdom,  bIncline your ear to my understanding;

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That you may  aobserve discretion And your  blips may reserve knowledge.

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For the lips of an  1 aadulteress  bdrip honey And  csmoother than oil is her  2speech;

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But in the end she is  abitter as wormwood,  bSharp as a two-edged sword.

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Her feet  ago down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.

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 1She does not ponder the  apath of life; Her ways are  bunstable, she  cdoes not know it.

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 aNow then, my sons, listen to me And  bdo not depart from the words of my mouth.

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 aKeep your way far from her And do not go near the  bdoor of her house,

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Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;

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And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

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And you groan at your  1final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;

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And you say, "How I have  ahated instruction! And my heart  bspurned reproof!

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"I have not listened to the voice of my  ateachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!

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"I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."

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Drink water from your own cistern And  1fresh water from your own well.

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Should your  asprings be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

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Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.

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Let your  afountain be blessed, And  brejoice in the  cwife of your youth.

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As a loving  ahind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be  1exhilarated always with her love.

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For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an  1 aadulteress And embrace the bosom of a  bforeigner?

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For the  aways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He  bwatches all his paths.

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His  aown iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

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He will  adie for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.



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