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


In Context

17 Keep them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be partakers with thee.

18 Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:

19 Let her be thy dearest hind, and most agreeable fawn: let her breasts inebriate thee at all times; he thou delighted continually with her love.

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.

Proverbs 5:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:20Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:20For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:20And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:20And why will you, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?