8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
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Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-14)Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Prov. 5:1 , 2 . Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God’s name, he demands attention; for he writes by divine inspiration, and is a prophet, though he begins not with, Thus saith the Lord. “Attend, and bow thy ea…
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