Proverbs 5:9
lest thou give thine honor to others, and thy years to the cruel,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
In Context
8Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,
10lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,
Cross References
Genesis 38:23And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame. Behold, I sent this kid, and thou have not found her.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet there was no king like him among many nations, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
Hosea 4:13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow of it is good. Therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:2-15
Parental Instructions; Cautions against Sensuality. 1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding: 2 That thou mayest regard discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil: 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7… Read the whole commentary →