Proverbs 5:11
and thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
In Context
10lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
12and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
Cross References
Numbers 5:27And it shall come to pass, if she be defiled, and have altogether escaped the notice of her husband, then the water of the conviction that brings the curse shall enter into her; and she shall swell in her belly, and her thigh shall rot, and the woman shall be for a curse in the midst of her people.
Proverbs 2:19None that go by her shall return, neither shall they take hold of right paths, for they are not apprehended of the + 2:19 Singular variation from Heb.years of life.
Jeremiah 5:31the prophets utter unrighteous prophecies, and the priests have clapped their hands: and my people has loved to have it thus: and what will ye do for the future?
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 →