NASB Proverbs 5 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Proverbs 5 — KJV

Pitfalls of Immorality

  1 My son°, agive° attention° to my wisdom°,
  bIncline° your ear° to my understanding°;
  2 That you may aobserve° discretion°
  And your blips° may reserve° knowledge°.
  3 For the lips° of an I aadulteress° bdrip° honey°
  And csmoother° than° oil° is her IIspeech°;
  4 But in the end° she is abitter° as wormwood°,
  bSharp° as a two-edged° sword°.
  5 Her feet° ago° down° to death°,
  Her steps° take° hold° of Sheol°.
  6 IShe does not ponder° the apath° of life°;
  Her ways° are bunstable°, she cdoes not know° [it].

[1] a Pv 4:20 b Pv 22:17
[2] a Pv 3:21 b Mal 2:7
[3] ILit strange woman IILit palate a Pv 2:16; 5:20; 7:5; 22:14 b So 4:11 c Ps 55:21
[4] a Ec 7:26 b Ps 57:4; He 4:12
[5] a Pv 7:27
[6] ILit That she not watch a Pv 4:26; 5:21 b 2P 2:14 c Pv 30:20

  7 ¶ aNow° then, [my] sons°, listen° to me
  And bdo not depart° from the words° of my mouth°.
  8 aKeep° your way° far° from her
  And do not go° near° the bdoor° of her house°,
  9 Or° 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° goods° [will go] to the house° of an alien°;
  11 And you groan° at your Ifinal° end°,
  When your flesh° and your body° are consumed°;
  12 And you say°, “How° I have ahated° instruction°!
  And my heart° bspurned° reproof°!
  13 “I have not listened° to the voice° of my ateachers°,
  Nor° inclined° my ear° to my instructors°!
  14 “I was almost° in utter° ruin°
  In the midst° of the assembly° and congregation°.”

[7] a Pv 7:24 b Ps 119:102
[8] a Pv 7:25 b Pv 9:14
[11] IOr latter
[12] a Pv 1:7, 22, 29 b Pv 1:25; 12:1
[13] a Pv 1:8

  15 ¶ Drink° water° from your own cistern°
  And Ifresh° water° from your own well°.
  16 Should your asprings° be dispersed° abroad°,
  Streams° of water° in the streets°?
  17 Let them be yours alone°
  And not for strangers° with you.
  18 Let your afountain° be blessed°,
  And brejoice° in the cwife° of your youth°.
  19 [As] a loving° ahind° and a graceful° doe°,
  Let her breasts° satisfy° you at all° times°;
  Be Iexhilarated° always° with her love°.
  20 For why° should you, my son°, be exhilarated° with an I aadulteress°
  And embrace° the bosom° of a bforeigner°?
  21 For the aways° of a man° are before° the eyes° of the LORD°,
  And He bwatches° all° his paths°.
  22 His aown iniquities° will capture° the wicked°,
  And he will be held° with the cords° of his sin°.
  23 He will adie° for lack° of instruction°,
  And in the greatness° of his folly° he will go° astray°.

[15] ILit flowing
[16] a Pv 5:18; 9:17; So 4:12, 15
[18] a Pv 9:17; So 4:12, 15 b Ec 9:9 c Mal 2:14
[19] ILit intoxicated a So 2:9, 17; 4:5; 7:3
[20] ILit strange woman a Pv 5:3 b Pv 2:16; 6:24; 7:5; 23:27
[21] a Jb 14:16; 31:4; 34:21; Ps 119:168; Pv 15:3; Jr 16:17; 32:19; Ho 7:2; He 4:13 b Pv 4:26
[22] a Nu 32:23; Ps 7:15; 9:15; 40:12; Pv 1:31, 32
[23] a Jb 4:21; 36:12

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Solomon exhorteth to the study of wisdom.

1 ¶ My son,º attendº ª unto my wisdom,º [and] bowº ª thine earº to my understanding:º 2 That thou mayest regardº ª discretion,º and [that] thy lipsº may keepº ª knowledge.º

[1] Pv 2:1; 4:1, 20; 22:17; Mt 3:9; Mk 4:23; Jm 1:19; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22.
[2] Ps 45:2; 71:15; 119:13; Pv 10:21; 15:2, 7; 16:23; 20:15; So 4:11; Mal 2:6.

He sheweth the mischief of whoredom and riot.

3 ¶ For² the lipsº of a strange womanº ª dropº ª [as] an honeycomb,º and her mouthº [is] smootherº than oil:º ² 4 But her endº is bitterº as wormwood,º sharpº as a twoedgedº sword.º 5 Her feetº go downº ª to death;º her stepsº take holdº ª on hell.º 6 Lest² thou shouldest ponderº ª the pathº of life,º her waysº are moveable,º ª [that] thou canst not² knowº ª [them]. 7 Hearº ª me now² therefore, O ye children,º and departº ª not² from the wordsº ² of my mouth.º 8 Remove¹ ª thy way¹ farº ª ² from² ² her, and come not nighº ª ² ² the doorº of her house:º 9 Lest² thou giveº ª thine honourº unto others,º and thy yearsº unto the cruel:º 10 Lest² strangersº ª be filledº ª with thy wealth;º and thy laboursº [be] in the houseº of a stranger;º 11 And thou mournº ª at the last,º when thy fleshº and thy bodyº are consumed,º ª 12 And say,º ª How² have I hatedº ª instruction,º and my heartº despisedº ª reproof;º 13 And have not² obeyedº ª the voiceº of my teachers,º ª nor² inclinedº ª mine earº to them that instructedº ª me! 14 I was² almostº in all² evilº in the midstº of the congregationº and assembly.º

[3] Ps 55:21; Pv 2:16; 6:24; 7:21; Rv 17:2.
[4] Jg 16:4, 15; Ps 55:21; Pv 6:24; 7:22; 9:18; 23:27; Ec 7:26; He 4:12; 12:15.
[5] Pv 2:18; 7:27.
[6] Ps 16:11; 119:59; Pv 4:26; 6:12; 7:10; 11:19; 2Th 2:9.
[7] Pv 3:21; 4:1, 21; 8:32; 22:17; He 12:25.
[8] Pv 4:15; 6:27; Mt 6:13; Ep 5:11.
[9] Gn 38:23; Jg 16:19; Ne 13:26; Pv 6:29; Ho 4:13.
[10] Pv 6:35; 31:3; Ho 7:9; Lk 15:30.
[11] Nu 5:27; Dt 32:29; Pv 7:23; Jr 5:31; Ro 6:21; 1Co 5:4; He 13:4; Rv 21:8; 22:15.
[12] Gn 19:9; Ex 2:13; 2Ch 24:20; 25:16; 33:10; 36:16; Ps 50:17; 73:22; Pv 1:7, 22, 25, 29; 6:23; 12:1; 13:18; 15:5; Jr 44:4; Zc 1:4; 7:11; Jn 3:19.
[13] Lk 15:18; 1Th 4:8; 5:12; He 13:7.
[14] Nu 25:1; Pv 13:20; Ho 4:11; 1Co 10:6; 2P 2:10; Jde 1:7.

He exhorteth to contentedness, liberality, and charity.

15 ¶ Drinkº ª watersº out of thine own cistern,º ² and running watersº ª out ofº ² thine own well.º 16 Let thy fountainsº be dispersedº ª abroad,º [and] riversº of watersº in the streets.º 17 Let them be² only² thine own, and not² strangers'º ª with² thee. 18 Let thy fountainº be² blessed:º ª and rejoiceº ª with the wifeº ² of thy youth.º 19 [Let her be as] the lovingº hindº and pleasantº roe;º let her breastsº satisfyº ª thee at all² times;º and be thou ravishedº ª alwaysº with her love.º 20 And why² wilt thou, my son,º be ravishedº ª with a strange woman,º ª and embraceº ª the bosomº of a stranger?º 21 For² the waysº of manº [are] beforeº the eyesº of the LORD,º and he ponderethº ª all² his goings.º

[15] Pv 5:18; 1Co 7:2; He 13:4.
[16] Gn 24:60; Dt 33:28; Jg 12:9; Ps 68:26; 127:3; 128:3; Is 48:21.
[18] Ec 9:9; Mal 2:14.
[19] 2S 12:4; Pv 5:15; So 2:9; 4:5; 7:3; 8:14.
[20] 1K 11:1; Pv 2:16; 6:24; 7:5; 22:14; 23:27, 33.
[21] 2Ch 16:9; Jb 31:4; 34:21; Ps 11:4; 17:3; 139:1; Pv 15:3; Jr 16:17; 17:10; 23:24; 32:19; Ho 7:2; He 4:13; Rv 2:18, 23.

The wicked are overtaken with their own sins.

22 ¶ His own iniquitiesº shall takeº ª ² the wickedº himself, and he shall be holdenº ª with the cordsº of his sins.º 23 He² shall dieº ª without² instruction;º and in the greatnessº of his follyº he shall go astray.º ª

[22] Ps 7:15; 9:15; Pv 1:18, 31; 11:3, 5; Ec 7:26; Jr 2:19; Ho 4:11; 1Co 5:9; Ga 5:19; 6:7; Ep 5:5; He 13:4.
[23] Jb 4:21; 36:12; Ps 81:12; Pv 10:21; 14:14, 32; 2P 2:15.

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