Proverbs 5:9
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
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;
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
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 Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Read in contextHosea 4:13–14
They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.
Read in contextJudges 16:19–21
And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.
Read in contextGenesis 38:23–26
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
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