Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
My son, pay attention to my wisdom .
Turn
your ear to my understanding:
My son, pay attention to my wisdom ;
incline
your ear to my insight,
That you may maintain discretion ,
That
your lips may preserve knowledge.
that you may maintain discretion and
your lips may preserve knowledge.
For
the lips of an
adulteress
drip honey .
Her mouth
is smoother than oil,
Though
the lips of the
forbidden
woman
drip honey and
her speech
is smoother than oil,
But
in the end she is as
bitter as wormwood, And
as
sharp as a two
-edged sword.
in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double
-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death .
Her steps lead straight to Sheol.
Her feet go down to death ;
her steps lead straight to Sheol.
She gives
no
thought
to
the way
of life .
Her ways are crooked,
and
she
doesn't
know
it
.
She does
not
consider
the path
of life ;
she
does
not
know
that
her ways are unstable
.
Now therefore
, my sons, listen to me .
Don't
depart
from the words of my mouth.
So
now, my sons, listen to me ,
and
do
not
turn
aside
from the words of my mouth.
Remove
your way
far from her .
Don't
come
near the door of her house,
Keep
your path
far from her ;
do
not
go
near the door of her house,
Lest you give
your honor
to others, And your years to the
cruel
one;
lest you concede
your vigor
to others, and your years to one who
is
cruel
;
Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another
man's
house.
lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the
house of
a
foreigner
.
You will groan at
your
latter
end,
When your flesh and your body are consumed
,
At
the
end
of
your
life
you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent
,
And say, "
How I have
hated instruction
, And my heart despised reproof ;
and you
will
say, “
How I hated discipline
, and my heart despised reproof !
Neither
have
I obeyed
the voice of my teachers ,
Nor
turned
my ear to those
who
instructed
me!
I did
not
listen
to
the voice of my teachers or
incline
my ear to my
mentors.
I have
come
to
the brink of utter ruin ,
In the midst of the gathered
assembly. "
I am
on
the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole
assembly. ”
Drink water out
of
your own cistern, Running water out
of
your own well.
Drink water from
your own cistern, and
running water from
your own well.
Should your springs overflow
in the streets, Streams of water in the public squares?
Why
should your springs flow
in the streets, your
streams of water in the public squares?
Let them be for
yourself
alone, Not
for
strangers
with you
.
Let them be yours
alone, never
to
be
shared
with strangers
.
Let
your spring
be blessed .
Rejoice in the wife of your youth .
May
your fountain
be blessed ,
and
may
you
rejoice in the wife of your youth :
A loving doe and
a graceful deer--
Let
her breasts satisfy you at
all
times.
Be captivated always
with
her love.
A loving doe ,
a graceful fawn—
may
her breasts satisfy you always;
may
you
be captivated by
her love forever
.
For
why should
you
, my son, be
captivated
with
an adulteress ?
Why
embrace the bosom of another
?
Why be
captivated
, my son, by
an adulteress ,
or
embrace the bosom of a
stranger
?
For the
ways of
man
are before the eyes of Yahweh.
He
examines all his paths.
For a
man’s
ways are before the eyes of the
LORD,
and
the
LORD
examines all his paths.
The evil
deeds
of the
wicked ensnare
him .
The cords of his sin hold
him firmly
.
The iniquities
of a
wicked man
entrap
him ;
the cords of his sin entangle
him.
He will
die
for lack of instruction.
In
the
greatness
of
his
folly
, he
will
go
astray.
He dies
for lack of discipline
, led
astray by
his
own
great
folly
.
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