Proverbs 5:20
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 6:24 : 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
- Prov 7:5 : 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
- Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
- Prov 23:27-28 : 27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.
- Prov 23:33 : 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
- 1 Kgs 11:1 : 1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;
- Prov 2:16-19 : 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life.
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- Prov 5:17-193 verses86%
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
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5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
- Prov 2:16-172 verses82%
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
- Prov 6:24-274 verses80%
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
- Prov 5:2-32 verses78%
2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
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33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.
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32 But as a wife that committeth adultery, which taketh strangers instead of her husband!
- Prov 5:6-105 verses76%
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
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25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
- Prov 23:26-272 verses76%
26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
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6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
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16 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
- Song 8:1-33 verses74%
1 O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
3 His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
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15 What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
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21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
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13 Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
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5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
- Prov 7:21-222 verses73%
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
- Prov 6:20-212 verses73%
20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
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33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways.
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15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
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5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
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29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
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7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
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9 What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
- Prov 7:12-132 verses72%
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
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8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
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18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
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8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
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26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.