Proverbs 5:1–4

AVOID SEDUCTION

5 My son, pay attention to my wisdom;

listen closelyD to my understandingu

2 so that you may maintain discretion

and your lips safeguard knowledge.v

3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey

and her words areE smoother than oil,

4 in the end she’s as bitter as wormwoodw

and as sharp as a double-edged sword.x