Bible Verses About Young Men

Dusk turns into evening, and finally night, dark and black.

Then a woman approaches him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.

She's the coarse, impulsive type, whose feet don't stay at home;

rather, she stalks the streets and squares, lurking at every streetcorner.

She grabs him, gives him a kiss, and, brazen-faced, she says to him,

"I had to offer peace sacrifices, and I fulfilled my vows today.

This is why I came out to meet you, to look for you; now I've found you.

I've spread quilts on my couch made of colored Egyptian linen.

I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

Come on, let's make love till morning; we'll enjoy making love.

My husband isn't at home, he's gone on a long trip;

he took a bag of money with him and won't be back till the moon is full."

With all her sweet talk she convinces him, enticing him with her seductive words.

At once he follows her like an ox on its way to be slaughtered; like a fool to be punished in the stocks;

or like a bird rushing into a trap, not knowing its life is at stake till an arrow pierces its liver.

So now, children, listen to me; pay attention to what I am saying.

Don't let your heart turn to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.

For many are those she has struck down dead, numerous those she has killed.

Her house is the way to Sh'ol; it leads down to the halls of death.

The proverbs of Shlomo: A wise son is a joy to his father, but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

A son who heeds his father's discipline is wise, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.

A fool despises his father's discipline, but he who heeds warnings is prudent.

A wise son is a joy to his father, and only a fool despises his mother.

An intelligent slave will rule a shameful son and share the inheritance with the brothers.

A son who is a fool means anger for his father and bitterness for the mother who gave him birth.