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Proverbs · Chapter 5

Proverbs 5:20

For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

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Before · Proverbs 5:18–19

18Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.

20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

After · Proverbs 5:21–22

21For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths. 22The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

Read all of Proverbs 5 (23 verses)

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