Proverbs 5:14

I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.

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In The King James Version

I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

In Context

13I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

15Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:2But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

Proverbs 13:20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

1 Corinthians 10:6Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

Jude 1:7Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the towns near them, having like these, given themselves up to unclean desires and gone after strange flesh, have been made an example, undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15

Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 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: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →

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