Proverbs 5:9
Lest thou give thine hod (strength) unto others, 1 and thy shanim unto the cruel one; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
In Context
8Remove thy derech far from her, 1 and come not near the petach (doorway) of her bais; 1
10Lest zarim (strangers) be filled with thy koach; 1 and thy toilings be in the bais nochri; 1
Cross References
Genesis 38:23And Yehudah said, Let her take for herself, lest we become buz (laughingstock, shpot); hinei, I sent this gedi, and thou hast not found her.
Nehemiah 13:26Did not Sh'lomo Melech Yisroel sin by these things? Yet among many Goyim was there no melech like him, who was beloved of Elohav, and Elohim made him melech over kol Yisroel. Nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
Hosea 4:13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, 1 and burn incense upon the hills, 1 under oak and poplar and terebinth, 1 because the shade thereof is tov; 1 therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, 1 and your daughters-in-law shall commit ni'uf (adultery). 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 →