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href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2451.htm" title="חָכְמָה ncfsc 2451"> wisdom</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhvms 5186">listen closely</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit wisdom; stretch out your ear">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8394.htm" title="תְּבוּנָה ncfsc 8394"> understanding</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 4:20; 22:17">b</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8104.htm" title="שׁמר vqc 8104"> you may maintain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4209.htm" title="מְזִמָּה ncfpa 4209"> discretion</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> lips</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5341.htm" title="נצר vqi3mp 5341"> safeguard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1847.htm" title="דַּעַת_1 ncfsa 1847"> knowledge</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mal 2:7">c</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Though</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8193.htm" title="שָׂפָה ncfdc 8193"> the lips</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2114.htm" title="זָר afsa 2114"> of the forbidden woman</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5197.htm" title="נטף vqi3fp 5197"> drip</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5317.htm" title="נֹפֶת ncmsa 5317"> honey</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2441.htm" title="חֵךְ ncmsc 2441"> words</a> are<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit her palate is">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2509.htm" title="חָלָק amsa 2509"> smoother</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8081.htm" title="שֶׁמֶן ncmsa 8081"> oil</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsc 319">in the end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> she’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4751.htm" title="מַר_1 afsa 4751"> as bitter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3939.htm" title="לַעֲנָה ncfsa 3939"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>wormwood</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 5:8-11; 6:32-33; Ec 7:26">e</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2299.htm" title="חַד_1 afsa 2299">and as sharp</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmpa 6310"> a double-edged</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2719.htm" title="חֶרֶב ncfsc 2719"> sword</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 55:21; 57:4">f</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs">Her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7272.htm" title="רֶגֶל ncfdc 7272"> feet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqPfpa 3381"> go down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> to death</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs">her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6806.htm" title="צַעַד ncmpc 6806"> steps</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8551.htm" title="תמך vqi3mp 8551"> head straight for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7585.htm" title="שְׁאֹול ncbsa 7585"> <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Sheol</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 7:27; 9:18">g</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6435.htm" title="פֶּן Pc 6435">She doesn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6424.htm" title="פלס_2 vpi3fs 6424"> consider</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/734.htm" title="אֹרַח ncbsc 734"> the path</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmpa 2416"> of life</a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">she doesn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqi3fs 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> that her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4570.htm" title="מַעְגָּל_2 ncfpc 4570"> ways</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5128.htm" title="נוע vqp3cp 5128"> are unstable</a>.</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258"> now</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpa 1121">my sons</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqvmp 8085">listen</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5493.htm" title="סור vqi2mp{1}Jm 5493"> turn away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/561.htm" title="אֵמֶר_1 ncmpc 561"> the words</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> of my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6310.htm" title="פֶּה ncmsc 6310"> mouth</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 7:24">h</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">Keep your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsc 1870"> way</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7368.htm" title="רחק vhvms 7368"> far</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>.</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7126.htm" title="קרב vqi2ms{1}Jm 7126"> go near</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6607.htm" title="פֶּתַח ncmsc 6607"> the door</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> of her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> house</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 2:18; 7:8; 9:14">i</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6435.htm" title="פֶּן Pc 6435">Otherwise</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi2ms 5414">you will give up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1935.htm" title="הֹוד_1 ncmsc 1935"> vitality</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/312.htm" title="אַחֵר_1 ampa 312"> others</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8141.htm" title="שָׁנָה ncfpc 8141"> years</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/394.htm" title="אַכְזָרִי amsa 394"> someone cruel</a>;</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2114.htm" title="זָר ampa 2114">strangers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> will drain your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3581.htm" title="כֹּחַ_1 ncmsc 3581"> resources</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6089.htm" title="עֶצֶב_2 ncmpc 6089"> earnings</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> will end up in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5237.htm" title="נָכְרִי amsa 5237"> a foreigner’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> house</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">At</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/319.htm" title="אַחֲרִית ncfsc 319"> the end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> of your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5098.htm" title="נהם vqp2ms{2} 5098"> life, you will lament</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">when</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1320.htm" title="בָּשָׂר ncmsc 1320"> physical body</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7607.htm" title="שְׁאֵר ncmsc 7607"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3615.htm" title="כלה vqc 3615"> has been consumed</a>,</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp2ms{2} 559"> you will say</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/349.htm" title="אֵיךְ Pi 349">How</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8130.htm" title="שׂנא vqp1cs 8130"> I hated</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4148.htm" title="מוּסָר ncmsa 4148"> discipline</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> how my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5006.htm" title="נאץ vqp3ms 5006"> despised</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8433.htm" title="תֹּוכַחַת ncfsa 8433"> correction</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 107:11; Pr 1:7,28-31; 12:1; 13:18">j</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">I didn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqp1cs 8085"> obey</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4175.htm" title="מֹורֶה_3 ncmpc 4175"> teachers</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhp1cs 5186"> listen closely</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"></a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit or turn my ear">k</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3925.htm" title="למד vpPmpc 3925"> mentors</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp1cs 1961">I am</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> on the verge of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4592.htm" title="מְעַט amsa 4592"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> complete</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7451.htm" title="רַע amsa 7451"> ruin</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8432.htm" title="תָּוֶךְ ncmsc 8432"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6951.htm" title="קָהָל ncmsa 6951"> the entire community</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5712.htm" title="עֵדָה_1 ncfsa 5712"></a>.”</p><p class="heading">Enjoy Marriage</p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqvms 8354">Drink</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> water</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/953.htm" title="בֹּור ncmsc 953"> cistern</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5140.htm" title="נֹזֵל ncmpa 5140">water flowing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8432.htm" title="תָּוֶךְ ncmsc 8432"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/875.htm" title="בְּאֵר_1 ncfsc 875"> well</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Sg 4:12,15">l</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">Should your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4599.htm" title="מַעְיָן ncmpc 4599"> springs</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6327.htm" title="פוץ vqi3mp 6327"> flow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָה Xd"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2351.htm" title="חוּץ ncmsa 2351"> the streets</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6388.htm" title="פֶּלֶג_1 ncmpc 6388">streams</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> of water</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7339.htm" title="רְחֹב_1 ncmpa 7339"> public squares</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 7:12">m</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi3mp{1}Jm 1961">They should be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> alone</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/905.htm" title="בַּד_1 ncmsc 905"></a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> to share with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2114.htm" title="זָר ampa 2114"> strangers</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">Let your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4726.htm" title="מָקֹור ncmsc 4726"> fountain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqi3msXa{1}Jt 1961"> be</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1288.htm" title="ברך_2 vqsmsa 1288"> blessed</a>,</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8055.htm" title="שׂמח vqvms 8055"> take pleasure</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> the wife</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> of your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5271.htm" title="נְעוּרִים ncmpc 5271"> youth</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ec 9:9; Mal 2:14">n</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/158.htm" title="אַהַב ncmpa 158">A loving</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/365.htm" title="אַיָּלָה ncfsc 365"> doe</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2580.htm" title="חֵן ncmsa 2580">a graceful</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3280.htm" title="יַעֲלָה ncfsc 3280"> fawn</a> —</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs">let her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1717.htm" title="דַּד ncmdc 1717"> breasts</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> always</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6256.htm" title="עֵת ncbsa 6256"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7301.htm" title="רוה vpi3mp{1}Jm 7301"> satisfy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psv2ms"> you</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Sg 4:5">o</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7686.htm" title="שׁגה vqi2ms 7686">be lost</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/160.htm" title="אַהֲבָה_1 ncfsc 160"> love</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8548.htm" title="תָּמִיד Pd 8548"> forever</a>.</p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmsc 1121"> son</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7686.htm" title="שׁגה vqi2ms 7686">would you be infatuated</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2114.htm" title="זָר afsa 2114"> a forbidden woman</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2263.htm" title="חבק vpi2ms 2263"> embrace</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2436.htm" title="חֵיק ncmsc 2436"> the breast</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5237.htm" title="נָכְרִי afsa 5237"> of a stranger</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 2:16">p</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> ways</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5227.htm" title="נֹכַח Pp 5227"> are before</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5869.htm" title="עַיִן ncbdc 5869"> eyes</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 14:16; Ps 119:168; Hs 7:2; Heb 4:13">q</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6424.htm" title="פלס_2 vpPmsa 6424"> He considers</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4570.htm" title="מַעְגָּל_2 ncfpc 4570"> paths</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 4:25-26">r</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">A</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע amsa 7563"> wicked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5771.htm" title="עָוֹן ncbpc 5771"> man’s iniquities</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3920.htm" title="לכד vqi3mp 3920"> entrap</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> him</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Nm 32:23; Ps 7:15-16">s</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8551.htm" title="תמך vni3ms 8551">he is entangled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2256.htm" title="חֶבֶל_2 ncmpc 2256"> the ropes</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his own</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2403.htm" title="חַטָּאת ncfsc 2403"> sin</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 11:6">t</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/5-23.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">23</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931">He</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi3ms 4191"> will die</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/369.htm" title="אַיִן_1 Pd 369"> there is no</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4148.htm" title="מוּסָר ncmsa 4148"> discipline</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 4:21">u</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7686.htm" title="שׁגה vqi3ms 7686"> be lost</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> because of</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7230.htm" title="רֹב ncmsc 7230"> great</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/200.htm" title="אִוֶּלֶת ncfsc 200"> stupidity</a>.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:1</b> Lit <i>wisdom; stretch out your ear</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:1</b> Pr 4:20; 22:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:2</b> Mal 2:7</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:3</b> Lit <i>her palate is</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:4</b> Pr 5:8-11; 6:32-33; Ec 7:26</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:4</b> Ps 55:21; 57:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:5</b> Pr 7:27; 9:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:7</b> Pr 7:24</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:8</b> Pr 2:18; 7:8; 9:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:12</b> Ps 107:11; Pr 1:7,28-31; 12:1; 13:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:13</b> Lit <i>or turn my ear</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:15</b> Sg 4:12,15</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:16</b> Pr 7:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:18</b> Ec 9:9; Mal 2:14</span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>5:19</b> Sg 4:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span 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