Proverbs 5:10

Lest zarim (strangers) be filled with thy koach; 1 and thy toilings be in the bais nochri; 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 hod (strength) unto others, 1 and thy shanim unto the cruel one; 1

11And thou mourn at the acharit (last, latter end, future), 1 when thy basar and thy body are consumed, 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 29:3He who loveth chochmah rejoiceth aviv, 1 but he that keepeth company with zonot squanders his hon (substance, wealth). 1

Hosea 7:9Zarim have devoured his ko'ach, 1 and he knoweth it not; 1 yea, gray hairs are sprinkled upon him, 1 yet he hath no da'as. 1

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 →

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