Proverbs 5:9
lest you give your honor to others, 2 and your years to the cruel one; 1
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
In Context
8Remove your way far from her. 2 Don’t come near the door of her house, 1
10lest strangers feast on your wealth, 2 and your labors enrich another man’s house. 1
Cross References
Genesis 38:23Judah [Praised] said, “Let her keep it, lest we be shamed. Behold, I sent this young goat, and you haven’t found her.”
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 →