Proverbs 5:8
Stay far away from her! Don't go near the door of her house!
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
In Context
7Now, my son, listen to me; don't reject what I have taught you.
9Otherwise you'll surrender your honor to others, and your character to cruel people.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:15Avoid that way completely. Don't go there! Turn away, and walk on.
Proverbs 7:8He was walking down the street near the corner where she lived and took the road passing her house.
Matthew 6:13Please don't let us give in to temptation, and save us from the evil one.
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 →