Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
In Context
7And now, children, hearken unto me, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
9lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
Cross References
Proverbs 4:15avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass away.
Proverbs 7:8passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.
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 →