Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
In Context
9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Cross References
Proverbs 29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his substance.
Hosea 7:9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not.
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 →