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Proverbs 5
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Pitfalls of Immorality

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.

7 (N)Now then, my sons, listen to me
And (O)do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
8 (P)Keep your way far from her,
And do not go near the (Q)door of her house,
9 Otherwise you will give your vigor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;
10 And strangers will be filled with your strength,
And your hard-earned possessions will go to the house of a foreigner;
11 And you will groan [d]in [e]the end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed;
12 And you say, “How I (R)hated instruction!
And my heart (S)disdainfully rejected rebuke!
13 I did not listen to the voice of my (T)teachers,
Nor incline my ear to my instructors!
14 I was almost in total ruin
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And [f]fresh water from your own well.
16 Should your (U)springs overflow into the street,
Streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
And not for strangers with you.
18 Let your (V)fountain be blessed,
And (W)rejoice in the (X)wife of your youth.
19 Like a loving (Y)doe and a graceful mountain goat,
Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
Be [g]exhilarated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an [h](Z)adulteress,
And embrace the breasts of a (AA)foreigner?
21 For the (AB)ways of everyone are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He (AC)observes all his paths.
22 His (AD)own wrongdoings will trap the wicked,
And he will be held by the ropes of his sin.
23 He will (AE)die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray.

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:3 Lit strange woman
  2. Proverbs 5:3 Lit palate
  3. Proverbs 5:6 Lit That she not watch
  4. Proverbs 5:11 Or at
  5. Proverbs 5:11 Lit your end
  6. Proverbs 5:15 Lit flowing
  7. Proverbs 5:19 Lit intoxicated
  8. Proverbs 5:20 Lit strange woman
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Proverbs 5
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Warning Against Adultery

5 My son,(A) pay attention to my wisdom,
    turn your ear to my words(B) of insight,
2 that you may maintain discretion
    and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
    and her speech is smoother than oil;(C)
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(D)
    sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
    her steps lead straight to the grave.(E)
6 She gives no thought to the way of life;
    her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(F)

7 Now then, my sons, listen(G) to me;
    do not turn aside from what I say.
8 Keep to a path far from her,(H)
    do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity[a] to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
    and your toil enrich the house of another.(I)
11 At the end of your life you will groan,
    when your flesh and body are spent.
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
    How my heart spurned correction!(J)
13 I would not obey my teachers
    or turn my ear to my instructors.
14 And I was soon in serious trouble(K)
    in the assembly of God’s people.”(L)

15 Drink water from your own cistern,
    running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
    your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
    never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain(M) be blessed,
    and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(N)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(O)—
    may her breasts satisfy you always,
    may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
    Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?

21 For your ways are in full view(P) of the Lord,
    and he examines(Q) all your paths.(R)
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them;(S)
    the cords of their sins hold them fast.(T)
23 For lack of discipline they will die,(U)
    led astray by their own great folly.(V)

Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 5:9 Or years
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Proverbios 5
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Advertencias sobre la mujer extraña

5 Hijo mío, presta atención(A) a mi sabiduría,
Inclina tu oído(B) a mi prudencia,
2 Para que guardes la discreción(C)
Y tus labios conserven el conocimiento(D).
3 Porque los labios de la extraña(E) destilan miel(F),
Y su lengua[a] es más suave que el aceite(G);
4 Pero al final es amarga como el ajenjo(H),
Aguda como espada de dos filos(I).
5 Sus pies descienden a la muerte,
Sus pasos solo logran el Seol(J).
6 No considera[b] la senda de la vida(K);
Sus senderos son inestables(L), y no lo sabe(M).
7 ¶Ahora pues, hijos míos, escúchenme,
Y no se aparten(N) de las palabras de mi boca(O).
8 Aleja de la extraña tu camino(P),
Y no te acerques a la puerta de su casa(Q);
9 No sea que des tu vigor a otros
Y tus años al cruel;
10 No sea que se sacien los extraños de tus bienes[c]
Y tu esfuerzo vaya a casa del extranjero;
11 Y al final te lamentes,
Cuando tu carne y tu cuerpo se hayan consumido,
12 Y digas: «¡Cómo he aborrecido la instrucción(R),
Y mi corazón ha despreciado la corrección(S)!
13 -»No he escuchado la voz de mis maestros,
Ni he inclinado mi oído a mis instructores(T).
14 -»He estado a punto de completa ruina
En medio de la asamblea y la congregación».
15 ¶Bebe agua de tu cisterna
Y agua fresca[d] de tu pozo.
16 ¿Se derramarán por fuera tus manantiales(U),
Tus arroyos de aguas por las calles?
17 Sean para ti solo,
Y no para los extraños contigo.
18 Sea bendita tu fuente(V),
Y regocíjate(W) con la mujer de tu juventud(X),
19 Amante cierva y graciosa gacela(Y);
Que sus senos te satisfagan en todo tiempo,
Su amor te embriague para siempre.
20 ¿Por qué has de embriagarte, hijo mío, con una extraña(Z),
Y abrazar el seno de una desconocida[e](AA)?
21 Pues los caminos del hombre están delante de los ojos del Señor(AB),
Y Él observa todos sus senderos(AC).
22 De sus propias iniquidades será presa el impío,
Y en los lazos de su pecado quedará atrapado(AD).
23 Morirá por falta de instrucción(AE),
Y por su mucha necedad perecerá.

Footnotes

  1. 5:3 Lit. paladar.
  2. 5:6 Lit. A menos que considere.
  3. 5:10 O tu fuerza.
  4. 5:15 Lit. corriente.
  5. 5:20 O extranjera.
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