Proverbs 5:14
I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
In Context
15Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Cross References
Psalms 73:2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Proverbs 13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; but the companion of fools shall smart for it.
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 →