Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 5:1
Proverbs 5:1. My son attend, &c.— There being nothing to which youth is so prone as to give up themselves to their fleshly desires, and nothing so pernicious to them as to converse with harlots, the wise man renews his cautions against impure lusts, as destructive of true wisdom; and with repeated entreaties begs attention to so weighty an argument, which here he prosecutes more largely, and presses not only with singular elegance, but powerful reasoning. The principal things to be learned... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 5:1
Jamieson's short summary of this chapter is: "Here is a warning against the seductive arts of wicked women, enforced by considering the blessings and advantages of chastity, and the miserable end of the wicked,"[1]Walls subdivided the chapter as follows:(1) the teacher's appeal for strict attention (Proverbs 5:1-2),(2) a description of the loose woman (Proverbs 5:3-6),(3) an injunction to avoid her (Proverbs 5:7-8),(4) a warning of that which befalls her victims (Proverbs 5:9-14), a call to... read more