Proverbs 5:20 meaning and explanation

Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Proverbs 5:20, Berean Standard Bible

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A father in Israel is teaching his son, and here he presses a question that sums up the chapter's warning. The forbidden woman of verse 3 is the adulteress, and her honeyed words lead to ruin, not life.

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