And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
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Interpretation
Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins.
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This thought runs through Proverbs 5:8-12.