Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps. with Proverbs 2:16-19 And forsaketh the guide of her youth, . . . Proverbs 6:24 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks: Proverbs 7:5 For I looked out of the window of my house through the lattice, Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of a strange woman is a deep pit: he whom the Lord is angry with, shall fall into it. Proverbs 23:27,28,33 For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit. . . . 1 Kings 11:1 And king Solomon loved many strange women, besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Edom, and of Sidon, and of the Hethites: Context Avoiding Immorality…19Why art thou seduced, my son, by a strange woman, and art cherished in the bosom of another? 20The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.21His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.… Cross References Proverbs 2:16 And forsaketh the guide of her youth, Proverbs 5:3 But her end is bitter as wormwood, and sharp as a two-edged sword. Proverbs 6:24 Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks: Proverbs 7:5 For I looked out of the window of my house through the lattice, Proverbs 23:27 For a harlot is a deep ditch: and a strange woman is a narrow pit. Lexicon Whyוְלָ֤מָּה (wə·lām·māh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what be captivated, תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה (ṯiš·geh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7686: To stray, to mistake, to transgress, to reel, be enraptured my son, בְנִ֣י (ḇə·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son by an adulteress, בְזָרָ֑ה (ḇə·zā·rāh) Preposition-b | Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2114: To turn aside, to be a, foreigner, strange, profane, to commit adultery or embrace וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק (ū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2263: To clasp, embrace the bosom חֵ֣ק (ḥêq) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2436: The bosom of a stranger? נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5237: Foreign, alien Additional Translations Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?And why will you, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner? Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own. And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? For why shouldest 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? For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another? And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman? Jump to Previous Adulteress Adventuress Alien Arms Bosom Captivated Embrace Exhilarated Foreigner Infatuated Loose Magnify Ravished Shouldest Strange Stranger Thyself Way Wife WiltJump to Next Adulteress Adventuress Alien Arms Bosom Captivated Embrace Exhilarated Foreigner Infatuated Loose Magnify Ravished Shouldest Strange Stranger Thyself Way Wife WiltExternal Links Proverbs 5:20 NIVProverbs 5:20 NLT Proverbs 5:20 ESV Proverbs 5:20 NASB Proverbs 5:20 ASV Proverbs 5:20 Bible Apps Proverbs 5:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 5:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 5:20 French Bible Proverbs 5:20 German Bible Alphabetical: a adulteress an And another be bosom by captivated embrace exhilarated For foreigner man's my of should son the Why wife with you OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:20 For why should you my son be (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |