Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
In Context
7Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
Cross References
Proverbs 4:15Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.
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 deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
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 →