Proverbs 5:10
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
- KJV
- Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
- WEB
- lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
- ASV
- Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
- DARBY
- lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;
- BLB
- lest strangers be satisfied [by] your strength, and your labors [be] in the house of a foreigner;
- ÅB
- for at ikke fremmede skal mettes av din eiendom, og frukten av din strev komme i en annen manns hus,
- OTB
- så fremmede fylles med din rikdom, og dine hardt opptjente eiendeler går til en fremmeds hus;
- B1930
- forat ikke fremmede skal mettes av din eiendom, og frukten av din møie komme i en annen manns hus,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hosea 7:9
Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.
Read in contextProverbs 6:35
He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
Read in contextProverbs 31:3
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Read in contextLuke 15:30
But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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