Proverbs 5 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

That you may keep ^H8104 discretion ^H4209

And that your lips ^H8193 may guard ^H5341 knowledge ^H1847.

For the lips ^H8193 of a strange ^H2114 woman ^H2114 drip ^H5197 honey ^H5317

And smoother ^H2509 than ^H4480 oil ^H8081 is her [fn]speech ^H2441;

But her end ^H319 is bitter ^H4751 as wormwood ^H3939,

Sharp ^H2299 as a two-edged ^H6310 sword ^H2719.

Her feet ^H7272 go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to death ^H4194,

Her steps ^H6806 take ^H8551 hold ^H8551 of Sheol ^H7585,

Lest ^H6435 she watch ^H6424 the path ^H734 of life ^H2416;

Her tracks ^H4570 are ^H5128 unstable ^H5128, she does not know ^H3045 it.

So now ^H6258, my sons ^H1121, listen ^H8085 to me

And do not turn ^H5493 away ^H5493 from the words ^H561 of my mouth ^H6310.

Keep ^H7368 your way ^H1870 far ^H7368 from her

And do not go ^H7126 near ^H7126 the door ^H6607 of her house ^H1004,

Lest ^H6435 you give ^H5414 your splendor ^H1935 to others ^H312

And your years ^H8141 to the cruel ^H394 one ^H394;

Lest ^H6435 strangers ^H2114 be ^H7646 satisfied ^H7646 by your strength ^H3581

And by your painful ^H6089 labor ^H6089, those in the house ^H1004 of a foreigner ^H5237;

And you groan ^H5098 at your [fn]end ^H319,

When your flesh ^H1320 and your body ^H7607 are consumed ^H3615;

And you say ^H559, “How ^H349 I have hated ^H8130 discipline ^H4148!

And my heart ^H3820 spurned ^H5006 reproof ^H8433!

“I have not listened ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of my instructors ^H4175,

And I have not ^H3808 inclined ^H5186 my ear ^H241 to my teachers ^H3925!

“I was almost ^H4592 in utter ^H3605 ruin ^H7451

In the midst ^H8432 of the assembly ^H6951 and congregation ^H5712.”

Drink ^H8354 water ^H4325 from your own cistern ^H953

And [fn]fresh ^H5140 water ^H5140 from your own well ^H875.

Should your springs ^H4599 be dispersed ^H6327 abroad ^H2351,

Streams ^H6388 of water ^H4325 in the streets ^H7339?

Let them be for you alone ^H905,

And not for strangers ^H2114 with you.

Let your fountain ^H4726 be blessed ^H1288,

And be glad ^H8055 in the wife ^H802 of your youth ^H5271.

As a loving ^H158 hind ^H355 and a graceful ^H2580 doe ^H3280,

Let her breasts ^H1717 satisfy ^H7301 you at all ^H3605 times ^H6256;

Be [fn]intoxicated ^H7686 always ^H8548 with her love ^H160.

So why ^H4100 should you, my son ^H1121, be intoxicated ^H7686 with a strange ^H2114 woman ^H2114

And embrace ^H2263 the bosom ^H2436 of a foreign ^H5237 woman ^H5237?

For the ways ^H1870 of a man ^H376 are before ^H5227 the eyes ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068,

And He watches ^H6424 all ^H3605 his tracks ^H4570.

His own iniquities ^H5771 will capture ^H3920 him who is the wicked ^H7563 one,

And with the cords ^H2256 of his sin ^H2403 he will be held ^H8551 fast.

He will die ^H4191 for lack ^H369 of discipline ^H4148,

And in the abundance ^H7230 of his [fn]folly ^H200 he will [fn]stumble ^H7686 in ^H7686 intoxication ^H7686.