5:1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 1 , My son, pay attention to my wisdom, listen well to my words of insight,
5:2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 2 , that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
5:3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 3 , For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
5:4 but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 4 , but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 5 , Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
5:6 She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 6 , She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked, but she knows it not.
5:7 Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 7 , Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
5:8 Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 8 , Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
5:9 lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 9 , lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,
5:10 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 10 , lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man's house.
5:11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 11 , At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
5:12 You will say, 'How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 12 , You will say, 'How I hated discipline! How my heart spurned correction!
5:13 I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 13 , I would not obey my teachers or listen to my instructors.
5:14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.'
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 14 , I have come to the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.'
5:15 Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 15 , Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well.
5:16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 16 , Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares?
5:17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 17 , Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
5:18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 18 , May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.
5:19 A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 19 , A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love.
5:20 Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 20 , Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?
5:21 For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 21 , For a man's ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all his paths.
5:22 The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 22 , The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast.
5:23 He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
The NIV Book of Proverbs , Chapter 5 , Verse 23 , He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
