Catholic Public Domain Version
"Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks. "
— Proverbs 6:25, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”
“Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. ”
“Don't lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.”
“Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;”
“Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks:”
“Let not your heart's desire go after her fair body; let not her eyes take you prisoner.”
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”
When you walk, let them keep step with you. When you sleep, let them guard you. And when you keep watch, speak with them.
For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.
Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.
For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.
Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn?
Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned?