Proverbs 5:14

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

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13+ 5:13 Alex. omits 'not.'I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.

15Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:2Remember thy congregation which thou hast purchased from the beginning; thou didst ransom the rod of thine inheritance; this mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt.

Proverbs 13:20If thou walkest with wise men thou shalt be wise: but he that walks with fools shall be known.

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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