Proverbs 7:25

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Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Do not enter the path of the wicked, or go along the way of evil men.

Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house,

Do not focus on her beauty in your mind, nor allow her to take you prisoner with her flirting eyes,

Don't stare into red wine, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.

But I say to you, anyone who stares at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

He will die for lack of discipline, and he goes astray because of his great folly.

I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands. A Song of Ascents

All we like sheep have gone astray, we have turned, each of us, to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

For her house leads down to death, and her paths down to the realm of the dead.

She calls out to those passing by on the road, who are minding their own business,