Proverbs 5:14

I was come almost into all misfortune, in the middest of the multitude and congregation.

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13Wherefore was not I obedient vnto the voyce of my teachers, and hearkened not vnto them that enfourmed me?

15Drinke of the water of thyne owne well, and of the riuers that runne out of thyne owne spring.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:20He that goeth in the companie of wise men, shalbe wise: but who so is a companion of fooles, shalbe afflicted.

Jude 1:7Euen as Sodome and Gomorrhe, and the cities about them, which in lyke maner defiled them selues with fornication, and folowed straunge fleshe, are set foorth for an ensample, and suffer the payne of eternall fyre.

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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