Bible Commentaries
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Proverbs 5
Introduction
| 1 | Solomon exhorts to wisdom. |
| 3 | He shews the mischief of whoredom and riot. |
| 15 | He exhorts to contentedness, liberality, and chastity. |
| 22 | The wicked are overtaken with their own sins. |
Verse 1
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
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- attend
- 2:1, 4:1,20, Matthew 3:9, Mark 4:23, Revelation 2:7,11,17,29, 3:6,13,22
- bow
- 22:17, James 1:19
Verse 2
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.
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- thy lips
- 10:21, 15:2,7, 16:23, 20:15, Psalms 45:2, 71:15, 119:13, Song of Solomon 4:11, Malachi 2:6,7
Verse 3
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
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- the lips
- 2:16, 6:24, 7:21, Revelation 17:2-6
- mouth
- Heb. palate. smoother.
- Psalms 55:21
Verse 4
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
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- her
- 6:24-35, 7:22,23, 9:18, 23:27,28, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Hebrews 12:15,16
- sharp
- Judges 16:4-6,15-21, Psalms 55:21, Hebrews 4:12
Verse 6
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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- ponder
- 4:26, Psalms 119:59
- the path
- 11:19, Psalms 16:11
- her
- 6:12,13, 7:10-21, 2 Thessalonians 2:9,10
Verse 7
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
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- Hear
- 4:1, 8:32-36, 22:17-21, Hebrews 12:25
- and depart
- 3:21, 4:21
Verse 8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
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- 4:15, 6:27,28, Matthew 6:13, Ephesians 5:11
Verse 9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
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- 6:29-35, Genesis 38:23-26, Judges 16:19-21, Nehemiah 13:26, Hosea 4:13,14
Verse 10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
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- strangers
- 6:35, Hosea 7:9, Luke 15:30
- wealth
- Heb. strength.
- 31:3
Verse 11
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
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- thou
- 7:23, Deuteronomy 32:29, Jeremiah 5:31, Romans 6:21, Hebrews 13:4, Revelation 21:8, 22:15
- when
- Numbers 5:27, 1 Corinthians 5:4,5
Verse 12
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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- How
- 1:7,22,29,30, 15:5, Psalms 50:17, 73:22, Zechariah 7:11-14, John 3:19,20
- and my
- 1:25, 6:23, 12:1, 13:18, Genesis 19:9, Exodus 2:13,14, 2 Chronicles 24:20-22, 25:16, 2 Chronicles 33:10,11, 36:16, Jeremiah 44:4, Zechariah 1:4-6
Verse 13
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
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- Luke 15:18, 1 Thessalonians 4:8, 5:12,13, Hebrews 13:7
Verse 14
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
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- 13:20, Numbers 25:1-6, Hosea 4:11-14, 1 Corinthians 10:6-8, 2 Peter 2:10-18, Jude 1:7-13
Verse 15
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
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- 18,19, 1 Corinthians 7:2-5, Hebrews 13:4
Verse 16
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
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- thy
- Deuteronomy 33:28, Psalms 68:26, Isaiah 48:21
- dispersed
- Genesis 24:60, Judges 12:9, Psalms 127:3, 128:3
Verse 18
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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- rejoice
- Ecclesiastes 9:9, Malachi 2:14,15
Verse 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.
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.
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- as the
- Song of Solomon 2:9, 4:5, 7:3, 8:14
- satisfy thee
- Heb. water thee.
- 5:15
- be thou ravished always with her love
- Heb. err thou always in her love.
- 2 Samuel 12:4
Verse 20
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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- with
- 2:16-19, 6:24, 7:5, 22:14, 23:27,28,33, 1 Kings 11:1
Verse 21
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
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- 15:3, 2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 31:4, 34:21, Psalms 11:4, 17:3, 139:1-12, Jeremiah 16:17, Jeremiah 17:10, 23:24, 32:19, Hosea 7:2, Hebrews 4:13, Revelation 2:18,23
Verse 22
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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- His
- 1:18,31, 11:3,5, Psalms 7:15,16, 9:15, Jeremiah 2:19, Hosea 4:11-14, Galatians 6:7,8
- holden
- Ecclesiastes 7:26
- sins
- Heb. sin.
- 1 Corinthians 5:9,10, Galatians 5:19-21, Ephesians 5:5,6, Hebrews 13:4
Verse 23
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
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- shall die
- 10:21, 14:32, Job 4:21, 36:12
- in the
- 14:14, Psalms 81:12, 2 Peter 2:15-22
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