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Proverbs 7:20-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

20. he took a bag of money with him;at full moon he will come home.”

21. With much seductive speech she persuades him;with her smooth talk she compels him.

22. All at once he follows her,as an ox goes to the slaughter,or as a stag is caught fast

23. till an arrow pierces its liver;as a bird rushes into a snare;he does not know that it will cost him his life.

24. And now, O sons, listen to me,and be attentive to the words of my mouth.

25. Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;do not stray into her paths,

26. for many a victim has she laid low,and all her slain are a mighty throng.

27. Her house is the way to Sheol,going down to the chambers of death.