Proverbs 5:1-10 ▼

1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

2 in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

4 but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

6 Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

7 So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.

8 Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,

9 lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

10 lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man's house.