Proverbs 5:20-21

Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger? For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Proverbs 5

2 songs meet this passage

  • Blue Ain't Your Color · Keith Urban

    strains against Proverbs 5:20-21

    Approaching someone else's hurt as an opening for romantic pursuit runs against wisdom's caution about where our eyes and desires lead.

  • “If your bitch is so innocent, why she sucking my children”

    Fight Night · Migos

    strains against Proverbs 5:18-20

    Proverbs calls for delight in a faithful partner; this line instead boasts of degrading and devaluing women.

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