But he would not; but said to his master's wife, If because of me my master knows nothing in his house, and has given into my hands all things that belong to him;

to remove you far from the straight way, and to estrange you from a righteous purpose. [My] son, let not evil counsel overtake you,

for honey drops from the lips of a harlot, who for a season pleases your palate;

Let not the desire of beauty overcome you, neither be caught by her eyes, or captivated with her eyelids.

For the value of a harlot is as much as of one loaf of bread, and a woman hunts for the precious souls of men.

that she may keep you from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail you with flattering words.

Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,

She sits at the doors of her house, on a seat openly in the streets,

saying, Whoever is [the] most senseless of you, let him turn aside to me; and I exhort those that want prudence, saying,

The mouth of a transgressor is a deep pit, and he that is hated of the Lord shall fall into it. [ 22:14A] Evil ways are before a man, and he does not like to turn away from them, but it is needful to turn aside from a perverse and bad way.

For a strange house is a vessel full of holes, and a strange well is narrow.

go not in the way with them, let your foot turn aside from their paths:

Remove your way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.

Do not be deceived: "Evil associations corrupts good habits."

Abstain from every form of evil.

Therefore I desire that the younger widows to marry, to bear children, to manage the house, to give no opportunity to the adversary because of reproach.

Flee youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Beloved, I implore you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul;