Proverbs 5:20
Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
In Context
21For euery mans wayes are open in the sight of the Lord, and he pondereth all their goynges.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:24That they may kepe thee from the euyll woman, and from the flattering tongue of the straunge woman.
Proverbs 22:14The mouth of straunge women is a deepe pit: wherein he falleth that the Lorde is angrye withall.
Proverbs 23:33Thyne eyes shall beholde straunge women, and thyne heart shall vtter lewde thinges:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:16-23
Conjugal Fidelity Enjoined. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange… Read the whole commentary →