Proverbs 5:9
For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
In Context
8Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
10And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;
Cross References
Genesis 38:23And Judah said, Let her keep the things, so that we may not be shamed; I sent the young goat, but you did not see the woman.
Nehemiah 13:26Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.
Hosea 4:13They make offerings on the tops of mountains, burning perfumes in high places, under trees of every sort, because their shade is good: and so your daughters are given up to loose ways and your brides are false to their husbands.
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 →