Proverbs 5:1-7

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:2

Pro 5:2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and [that] thy lips may keep knowledge. Ver. 2. That thou mayest regard discretion. ] Or, That thou mayest keep in thy thoughts, as Job did, Job 31:1 "Why then should I think upon a maid?" "Out of the hearts of men proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications," &c., saith our Saviour. Mar 7:21 Many men’s hearts are no better than stews and brothel houses, by reason of base and beastly thoughts and lusts that muster and swarm there, like the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:3

Pro 5:3 For the lips of a strange woman drop [as] an honeycomb, and her mouth [is] smoother than oil: Ver. 3. For the lips of a strange woman drop. ] Take heed therefore how thou exchange any words at all with her. But if thou be first set upon, as Joseph was by his mistress, and as Franciscus Junius a was by those impudent queans (harlots) at Lyons, in France (whither he was sent by his father for learning’s sake), who night and day solicited him; then to keep thee from the bitter sweet lips... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:4

Pro 5:4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. Ver. 4. But her end is bitter as wormwood. ] The pleasure passeth, the sting remaineth; for in the froth of this filthy pleasure is bred that hell worm of guilt that never dieth. a “ Principium dulce est, sed finis amoris amarus: Laeta venire Venus, tristis abire solet. ” Diana of the Ephesians was so artificially portrayed, that she seemed to smile most pleasantly upon such as came into her temple, but to frown at those... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:5

Pro 5:5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. Ver. 5. Her feet go down to death. ] The Romans were wont to have their funerals at the gates of Venus’s temple, to signify that lust was the harbinger and hastener of death, saith Plutarch. As for whores, they were of old shut out of the city, and forced to seek places among the graves. Hence they were called Maechae bustuariae. De scortis dictum inter busta prostrantibus, saith Turnebus. a See Trapp on " Pro 2:18 " Her... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:6

Pro 5:6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, [that] thou canst not know [them]. Ver. 6. Lest thou shouldest ponder, ] q.d., Lest thou shouldest persuade thyself that thou mayest embrace the bosom of a stranger, and yet lay hold upon the paths of life by repenting thee of thy folly - this was Solomon’s error sometimes Ecclesiastes 1:17 ; Ecc 2:3 - thou art utterly deceived herein, for her ways are moveable, so that thou observest not whither she tendeth; she... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 5:7

Pro 5:7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Ver. 7. O ye children. ] See Proverbs 4:1 . Shechem, though at ripeness of age, yet is called a child. Gen 39:19 Neque distulit puer. And the young man, or the child, deferred not to do the thing. A child he is called, that is, a fool, quia non ratione sed affectu rapitur, saith an interpreter, a because not reason but lust overruled him. "As for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel," said... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 5:1

attend: Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 4:1, Proverbs 4:20, Matthew 3:9, Mark 4:23, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29, Revelation 3:6, Revelation 3:13, Revelation 3:22 bow: Proverbs 22:17, James 1:19 Reciprocal: Genesis 49:2 - hearken Job 33:33 - hearken Proverbs 1:8 - hear Proverbs 8:33 - Hear Proverbs 23:12 - General 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 5:2

thy lips: Proverbs 10:21, Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:7, Proverbs 16:23, Proverbs 20:15, Psalms 45:2, Psalms 71:15, Psalms 119:13, Song of Solomon 4:11, Malachi 2:6, Malachi 2:7 Reciprocal: Job 33:33 - hearken Proverbs 1:8 - hear Proverbs 22:17 - Bow Proverbs 23:12 - General 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 5:3

the lips: Proverbs 2:16, Proverbs 6:24, Proverbs 7:21, Revelation 17:2-Joshua : mouth: Heb. palate smoother: Psalms 55:21 Reciprocal: Genesis 39:8 - refused Genesis 39:10 - as she spake Leviticus 15:20 - General Judges 11:2 - a strange Judges 14:15 - Entice Judges 16:5 - Entice Judges 16:15 - How canst Ezra 10:44 - strange wives Job 31:9 - If mine Proverbs 7:5 - General Proverbs 20:16 - a strange Proverbs 22:14 - mouth Ecclesiastes 7:26 - I find 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 5:4

her: Proverbs 6:24-Habakkuk :, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 7:23, Proverbs 9:18, Proverbs 23:27, Proverbs 23:28, Ecclesiastes 7:26, Hebrews 12:15, Hebrews 12:16 sharp: Judges 16:4-Joshua :, Judges 16:15-Ecclesiastes :, Psalms 55:21, Hebrews 4:12 Reciprocal: Numbers 5:18 - the bitter water Numbers 5:27 - if she be defiled Proverbs 2:18 - General Proverbs 14:13 - General Revelation 8:11 - Wormwood read more

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