Proverbs 5:10
strangers will not feast on your wealth; 1 what you have worked for will not go into the house of strangers. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
9In that way you will not give away your honor to others 1 or years of your life to a cruel person; 1
11At the end of your life you will groan 1 when your flesh and your body waste away. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 29:3Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, 1 but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth. 1
Hosea 7:9Foreigners have devoured his strength, 1 but he does not know it. 1 Gray hairs are sprinkled on him, 1 but he does not know it. 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 →