Proverbs 5:20-23 in English

²⁰ For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

²³ He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

²³ Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

²³ He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

²³ He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

²³ Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

²⁰ For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

²³ He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ My son, do not be RHQ captivated/charmed by an immoral woman! Do not fondle the breasts of another man's wife!

²¹ I say that because Yahweh sees clearly everything that we do; he knows where we are going on the roads that we walk on.

²² Evil men's sinful desires hold them fast; their sins are like ropes that bind them.

²³ Evil men will die because they are unable to say “No” to their desires; they will ◄go astray/be lost► because of the foolish things that they do.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

²³ Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

²¹ For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.

²² The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

²³ He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.

²⁰ And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

²³ He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ Why art thou seduced, my son, by a strange woman, and art cherished in the bosom of another?

²¹ The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.

²² His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.

²³ He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.

²⁰ Why, my son, become intoxicated with an immoral woman? Why embrace the breasts of a woman who acts like a prostitute?

²¹ For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.

²² The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.

²³ They will die because they lack self-control, lost because of their great stupidity.

²⁰ For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?

²¹ For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.

²² His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.

²³ Hee shall die for fault of instruction, and shall goe astray through his great follie.

²⁰ Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.

²³ He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravisht with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

²³ He shall die without instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of an alien woman?

²¹ For before the eyes of the Lord are the ways of man, and all his tracks doth he weigh in the balance.

²² His own iniquities will truly catch the wicked, and with the cords of his sin will he be held firmly.

²³ He will indeed die for want of correction; and through the abundance of his folly will he sink into error.

²⁰ Be not intimate with a strange woman, Neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.

²¹ For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, And he looks on all his paths.

²² Iniquities ensnare a man, And every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.

²³ Such a man dies with the uninstructed; And he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, And has perished through folly.

²⁰ Why, then, my son, wilt thou be ravished with a wanton, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And he weigheth well all his paths.

²² His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked; Yea, he shall be held fast by the cords of his own sins.

²³ He shall die for want of instruction; Yea, through the greatness of his folly he shall stagger.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Adonai ’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman?

²¹ Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.

²² A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; the cords of his sin will hold him tight.

²³ He will die because he lacks instruction; he is led astray by his great foolishness.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

²² His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.

²³ He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

²¹ For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

²² The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.

²³ He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

²⁰ My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another?

²¹ The Lord seeth the ways of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.

²² The wickednesses of a wicked man take him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.

²³ He shall die, for he had not learning, and he shall be deceived in the muchliness of his folly.

²⁰ My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another? (My son, why art thou deceived by a strange, or an unknown, woman; and why art thou comforted in the bosom of another?)

²¹ The Lord seeth the way(s) of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.

²² The wickednesses of a wicked man take (hold of) him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.

²³ He shall die, for he had not learning, (or He shall die, for he had no discipline); and he shall be deceived in the muchliness of his folly.

²⁰ And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

²¹ For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

²² His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.

²³ He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!