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Proverbs 5:8

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6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

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:

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

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BSB
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
KJV
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
WEB
Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
ASV
Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
DARBY
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
BLB
Keep your path far away from her, and do not go near to the opening of her house,
ÅB
La din vei være langt fra henne, og kom ikke nær til døren på hennes hus,
OTB
Hold din vei langt borte fra henne, og nærm deg ikke døren til hennes hus,
B1930
La din vei være langt fra henne, og kom ikke nær til døren på hennes hus,

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