Proverbs 5:1-8 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], Incline your ear to my understanding; My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding, My son, pay attention to my wisdom, turn your ear to my words of insight,
2 That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment), And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation]. that you may keep discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge. that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.
3 For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey [like a honeycomb] And her speech is smoother than oil; For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil;
4 But in the end she is bitter like [the extract of] wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword. but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; Her steps take hold of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.
6 So that she does not think [seriously] about the path of life; Her ways are aimless and unstable; you cannot know where her path leads. she does not ponder the path of life; her ways wander, and she does not know it. She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
7 Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from (forget) the words of my mouth. And now, O sons, listen to me, and do not depart from the words of my mouth. Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
8 Let your way [in life] be far from her, And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation], Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
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