Proverbs 5:20

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

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All Translations

BBE BBE

Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

DBY DBY

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

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

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

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

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