Proverbs 5:9
That thou mayest not give up unto others thy vigor, and thy years unto the cruel;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
In Context
8Remove far from her thy way, and come not nigh to the door of her house;
Cross References
Genesis 38:23And Judah said, Let her keep it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Solomon the king of Israel sin by these things? and although among the many nations there was never a king like him, and beloved as he was by his God, and God had placed him as king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did the alien women mislead to sin.
Hosea 4:13Upon the tops of the mountains do they sacrifice, and upon the hills burn they incense, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because their shadow is good: therefore will your daughters play the harlot, and your daughter-in-law will commit adultery.
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 →