Proverbs 5:14

Now I am almost ruined, and I will be disgraced in public gatherings.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13I did not heed what my teachers said! I paid no attention to those who tried to teach me something about my behavior.

15Like a man is refreshed by drinking water from his own well [MET], enjoy having sex [EUP] only with your own wife.

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Cross References

Psalms 73:2As for me, I almost stopped trusting in God; it was as though my feet slipped and I stumbled [MET],

Proverbs 13:20Those who habitually associate with wise people become wise; those who ◄are close friends of/associate with► foolish people will ◄regret it/be ruined►.

1 Corinthians 10:6Those things that happened long ago became examples to teach us the following things: We should not desire to do evil things as those people desired to do.

Jude 1:7Similarly, the people who lived [MTY] in Sodom and Gomorrah cities and the nearby cities committed sexual immorality. They sought all kinds of sexual relations that differ from what God permits. So God destroyed their cities. What happened to those people and those angels shows that God will punish people, such as the ones who teach false doctrine, in the eternal fire of hell.

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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