September 8: Proverbs 5–6; 1 Timothy 6:3–21; Psalm 65; Proverbs 23:4–5

Old Testament: Proverbs 5–6 Proverbs 5–6 (Listen) Warning Against Adultery 5   My son, be attentive to my wisdom;<br />    incline your ear to my understanding,<br />2   that you may keep discretion,<br />    and your lips may guard knowledge.<br />3   For the lips of a forbidden1 woman drip honey,<br />    and her speech2 is smoother than oil,<br />4   but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,<br />    sharp as a two-edged sword.<br />5   Her feet go down to death;<br />    her steps follow the path to3 Sheol;<br />6   she does not ponder the path of life;<br />    her ways wander, and she does not know it.<br /> 7   And now, O sons, listen to me,<br />    and do not depart from the words of my mouth.<br />8   Keep your way far from her,<br />    and do not go near the door of her house,<br />9   lest you give your honor to others<br />