Proverbs 5 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

So that you may maintain ^H8104 discretion ^H4209

And your lips ^H8193 may comply ^H5341 with ^H5341 knowledge ^H1847.

For the lips ^H8193 of an [fn]adulteress ^H2114 drip ^H5197 honey ^H5317,

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

But in the end ^H319 she 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.

[fn]She does not ponder ^H6424 the path ^H734 of life ^H2416;

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

Now ^H6258 then, 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,

Otherwise ^H6435 you will give ^H5414 your vigor ^H1935 to others ^H312,

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

And strangers ^H2114 will be filled ^H7646 with your strength ^H3581,

And your hard-earned ^H6089 possessions ^H6089 will go to the house ^H1004 of a foreigner ^H5237;

And you will groan ^H5098 [fn]in [fn]the end ^H319,

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

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

And my heart ^H3820 disdainfully ^H5006 rejected ^H5006 rebuke ^H8433!

“I did not listen ^H8085 to the voice ^H6963 of my teachers ^H4175,

Nor ^H3808 incline ^H5186 my ear ^H241 to my instructors ^H3925!

“I was almost ^H4592 in total ^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 overflow ^H6327 into the street ^H2351,

Streams ^H6388 of water ^H4325 in the public ^H7339 squares ^H7339?

Let them be yours alone ^H905,

And not for strangers ^H2114 with you.

Let your fountain ^H4726 be blessed ^H1288,

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

Like a loving ^H158 doe ^H355 and a graceful ^H2580 mountain ^H3280 goat ^H3280,

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

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

For why ^H4100 should you, my son ^H1121, be ^H7686 exhilarated ^H7686 with an [fn]adulteress ^H2114,

And embrace ^H2263 the breasts ^H2436 of a foreigner ^H5237?

For the ways ^H1870 of everyone ^H376 are before ^H5227 the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068,

And He observes ^H6424 all ^H3605 his paths ^H4570.

His own wrongdoings ^H5771 will trap ^H3920 the wicked ^H7563,

And he will be held ^H8551 by the ropes ^H2256 of his sin ^H2403.

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

And in the greatness ^H7230 of his foolishness ^H200 he will go ^H7686 astray ^H7686.