Proverbs 5:20
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And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
In other translations
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
- Proverbs 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
- Proverbs 23:33Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will utter perversities.
- 1 Kings 11:1But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- Proverbs 23:27-2827 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. 28 Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.
- Proverbs 2:16-1916 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.16 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words 17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. 18 For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. 19 None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
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