Proverbs 5:1-8

New American Standard Bible

5 My son, ^(A)pay attention to my wisdom,
^(B)Incline your ear to my understanding,
² So that you may ^(C)maintain discretion
And your ^(D)lips may comply with knowledge.
³ For the lips of an ^[a](E)adulteress ^(F)drip honey,
And her ^[b]speech is ^(G)smoother than oil;
⁴ But in the end she is ^(H)bitter as wormwood,
^(I)Sharp as a two-edged sword.
⁵ Her feet ^(J)go down to death,
Her steps take hold of Sheol.
^6 [c]She does not ponder the ^(K)path of life;
Her ways are ^(L)unstable, she ^(M)does not know it.