Proverbs 5:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't go mad over a woman who is unfaithful to her own husband!

Cross References

1 Kings 11:1

The LORD did not want the Israelites to worship foreign gods, so he had warned them not to marry anyone who was not from Israel. Solomon loved his wife, the daughter of the king of Egypt. But he also loved some women from Moab, Ammon, and Edom, and others from Sidon and the land of the Hittites.

Proverbs 22:14

The words of a bad woman are like a deep pit; if you make the LORD angry, you will fall right in.

Proverbs 23:33

You will see weird things, and your mind will play tricks on you.

Proverbs 5:3

The words of an immoral woman may be as sweet as honey and as smooth as olive oil.

Proverbs 6:24

They will protect you from the flattering words of someone else's wife.

Proverbs 7:5

They will protect you from the flattering words of someone else's wife.

Malachi 2:14

And why isn't God pleased? It's because he knows that each of you men has been unfaithful to the wife you married when you were young. You promised that she would be your partner, but now you have broken that promise.

Malachi 2:16

The LORD God All-Powerful of Israel hates anyone who is cruel enough to divorce his wife. So take care never to be unfaithful!