ESV Reformation Study Bible – Pr 5
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Pr 5

5:1–23 This passage is best taken as a single unit. While vv. 15–23 are conceivably a distinct composition, the theme is a logical development of what goes before. Wisdom urges us to avoid the life-destroying adulteress and to find sexual and emotional satisfaction in faithfulness to the marriage bond.