Proverbs 5:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?”
Proverbs 5:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 5:20 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 5:20 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 5:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?”
Proverbs 5:20 — World English Bible
Proverbs 5:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?”
Proverbs 5:20 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 5:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?”
Proverbs 5:20 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 5:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?”
Proverbs 5:20 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 5:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?”
Proverbs 5:20 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 5:20 in Context — Proverbs 5
18 Que ta source soit bénie, Et fais ta joie de la femme de ta jeunesse,
19 Biche des amours, gazelle pleine de grâce: Sois en tout temps enivré de ses charmes, Sans cesse épris de son amour.
20 Et pourquoi, mon fils, serais-tu épris d’une étrangère, Et embrasserais-tu le sein d’une inconnue?
21 Car les voies de l’homme sont devant les yeux de l’Éternel, Qui observe tous ses sentiers.
22 Le méchant est pris dans ses propres iniquités, Il est saisi par les liens de son péché.
What Does Proverbs 5:20 Mean?
Proverbs 5:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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