Bible Verses About Young Men

In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke.

And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.

(She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.

Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)

So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,

I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.

Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.

I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.

I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.

Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.

For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.

He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.

Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.

And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,

Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.

Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.

Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.

For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, and the strong men are all slaine by her.

Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.

THE PARABLE OF SALOMON. A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is an heauines to his mother.

A wise sonne will obey the instruction of his father: but a scorner will heare no rebuke.

A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.

A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

A discrete seruant shall haue rule ouer a lewde sonne, and hee shall deuide the heritage among the brethren.

A foolish sonne is a griefe vnto his father, and a heauines to her that bare him.