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Proverbs 7:19-25 Good News Bible (GNB)

19. My husband isn't at home. He's gone away on a long journey.

20. He took plenty of money with him and won't be back for two weeks.”

21. So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.

22. Suddenly he was going with her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, like a deer prancing into a trap

23. where an arrow would pierce its heart. He was like a bird going into a net — he did not know that his life was in danger.

24. Now then, my sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.

25. Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her.