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Proverbs 5:7

TemptationObedience

5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol.

6 She does not consider the path of life; she does not know that her ways are unstable.

So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.

8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

9 lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

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BSB
So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
KJV
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
WEB
Now therefore, my sons, listen to me. Don’t depart from the words of my mouth.
ASV
Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
DARBY
And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
BLB
And now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
ÅB
Så hør nå på meg, mine barn, og vik ikke fra min munns ord!
OTB
Derfor, mine sønner, lytt til meg og vend dere ikke bort fra mine ord.
B1930
Så hør nu på mig, mine barn, og vik ikke fra min munns ord!

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