1 My son, to my wisdom be attentive, to my knowledge incline your ear,
2 That discretion may watch over you, and understanding may guard you.
3 The lips of an adulteress drip with honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is as bitter as wormwood, as sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death, to the nether world her steps attain;
6 Lest you see before you the road to life, her paths will ramble, you know not where.
7 So now, O children, listen to me, go not astray from the words of my mouth.
8 Keep your way far from her, approach not the door of her house,
9 Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to a merciless one;
10 Lest strangers have their fill of your wealth, your hard-won earnings go to an alien's house;
11 And you groan in the end, when your flesh and your body are consumed;
12 And you say, "Oh, why did I hate instruction, and my heart spurn reproof!
13 Why did I not listen to the voice of my teachers, nor to my instructors incline my ear!
14 I have all but come to utter ruin, condemned by the public assembly!"
15 Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
16 How may your water sources be dispersed abroad, streams of water in the streets?
17 Let your fountain be yours alone, not one shared with strangers;
18 And have joy of the wife of your youth,
19 your lovely hind, your graceful doe. Her love will invigorate you always, through her love you will flourish continually, (6:22) When you lie down she will watch over you, and when you wake, she will share your concerns; wherever you turn, she will guide you.
20 Why then, my son, should you go astray for another's wife and accept the embraces of an adulteress?
21 For each man's ways are plain to the LORD'S sight; all their paths he surveys;
22 By his own iniquities the wicked man will be caught, in the meshes of his own sin he will be held fast;
23 He will die from lack of discipline, through the greatness of his folly he will be lost.
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Proverbs 5 talks about the importance of marital fidelity and the danger of sexual immorality. The chapter warns that giving in to the temptation of immorality may have serious consequences, including personal ruin and the destruction of relationships.
1 Corinthians 6:18: "I ran away from sexual immorality. All the other sins that someone commits, out of the body commits them; but those who sin sexually sin against their own body." This verse highlights the seriousness of sexual sin and the need to avoid the temptation of immorality.
Hebrews 13:4: "Worthy of honor among all be marriage, as well as the bed without macula; for God will judge the unclean and adulterers." This verse emphasizes the importance of marital fidelity and the responsibility of maintaining pure marriage.
2 Samuel 11:2-4: "And it happened that one afternoon David got up from his bed, and walked on the terrace of the royal house; and he saw a woman who was washing himself; and was this very beautiful woman to Vista. And David sent, and asked about the woman. And they said unto him, Is it not this Bathsheba, daughter of Eliã, wife of Uriah, the Hetteu? " This verse tells the story of David, who gave in to the temptation of sexual immorality and had serious consequences in his life and in his reign.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5: "For this is the will of God, your sanctification; May you abstain from prostitution; let each one of you know how to have his vase in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, like the ones Gentiles who do not know God. " This verse urges Christians to live a holy life and to abstain from sexual immorality.
Matthew 5:28: "But I say unto you, whatever looking at a woman with impure intention in her heart has already tampered with her." This verse highlights the importance of controlling mind and thoughts, and that marital fidelity is not limited to physical actions, but also to thoughts and desires.
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