Proverbs 5:9
7 So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth.
8 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.
11 At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;
- KJV
- Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
- WEB
- lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
- ASV
- Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
- DARBY
- lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
- BLB
- lest you give to others your splendor, and your years to a cruel one;
- ÅB
- for at du ikke skal gi andre din pryd og en grusom herre dine år,
- OTB
- så du ikke gir din ære til andre, og dine år til den grusomme;
- B1930
- forat du ikke skal gi andre din pryd og en grusom herre dine år,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nehemiah 13:26
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Read in contextHosea 4:13–14
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
Read in contextJudges 16:19–21
And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
Read in contextGenesis 38:23–26
“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”
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