ProverbsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicShareProverbs 5Darby - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Proverbs 1Proverbs 2Proverbs 3Proverbs 4Proverbs 5Proverbs 6Proverbs 7Proverbs 8Proverbs 9Proverbs 10Proverbs 11Proverbs 12Proverbs 13Proverbs 14Proverbs 15Proverbs 16Proverbs 17Proverbs 18Proverbs 19Proverbs 20Proverbs 21Proverbs 22Proverbs 23Proverbs 24Proverbs 25Proverbs 26Proverbs 27Proverbs 28Proverbs 29Proverbs 30Proverbs 31›Proverbs 5ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1My son, attend unto my wisdom, incline thine ear to my understanding; 2that thou mayest keep reflection, and that thy lips may preserve knowledge. 3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; 4but her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on Sheol. 6Lest she should ponder the path of life, her ways wander, she knoweth not [whither]. 7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; 10lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger; 11and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed; 12and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof! 13and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me; 14I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways. 17Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth. 19As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love. 20And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths. 22His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin. 23He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. ‹Previous chapterProverbs 4Next chapterProverbs 6›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsProverbs 5 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain