Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy derech far from her, 1 and come not near the petach (doorway) of her bais; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
In Context
7Hear me now therefore, O ye banim, 1 and turn not from the words of my peh (mouth). 1
9Lest thou give thine hod (strength) unto others, 1 and thy shanim unto the cruel one; 1
Cross References
Proverbs 4:15Avoid it, travel al (not) on it, 1 turn from it, and pass on. 1
Proverbs 7:8Passing through the street near her corner; 1 and he went on the derech to her bais, 1
Matthew 6:13V'al tvi'einu lidey nisayon (And lead us not into temptation), + 6:13 Mt 26:41 ki im chaltzeinu min harah (but deliver us from evil). + 6:13 Ki l'chah hamamlachah (for thine is the Kingdom) vhagvurah (and the power) vhatiferet (and the glory) l'olmei olamim (forever). Omein
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 →