Proverbs 5:1-6 ▼

1 My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight,

2 that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge.

3 Though the lips of the forbidden woman (the adulteress) drip honey and her speech (her palate) is smoother than oil,

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

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol (lay hold of Sheol).

6 She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.