1 My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

2 in order to safeguard discretion, and that your lips may guard knowledge.

3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her seductive words are smoother than olive oil,

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

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave.

6 Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

Proverbs 5:1-6, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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