Proverbs 5:20
“And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 5:20 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und warum solltest du, mein Sohn, an einer Fremden taumeln, und den Busen einer Fremden umarmen? -
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Y por qué, hijo mío, andarás ciego con la ajena, y abrazarás el seno de la extraña?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E por que tu, filho meu, andarias perdido pela estranha, e abraçarias o peito da mulher alheia?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Pois, por que tu, meu filho, serias cativado por uma adúltera? Por que abraçarias os seios de uma mulher imoral?
📖 Proverbs 5:20 in Context
18Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19Let 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.
20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
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