Proverbs 5:20
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?Proverbs 5:20 in the real world
In what words
- חָבַקchâbaqto clasp (the hands or in embrace)
- שָׁגָהshâgâhto stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) t
- חֵיקchêyqthe bosom (literally or figuratively)
- זוּרzûwrto turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specific
- בֵּןbêna son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative re
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 7:5, Pro 6:24, Pro 22:14, 1Ki 11:1, Pro 23:27–28, Pro 23:33, Pro 2:16–19