Proverbs 5:10
Lest strange men, be well fed, by thy strength, and, thy toils, be in the house of the alien.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:
11So shalt thou grieve in thy latter end, in the failing of thy flesh and of thy healthy condition;
Cross References
Proverbs 29:3A man who loveth wisdom, gladdeneth his father, but, a companion of harlots, destroyeth wealth.
Hosea 7:9Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not,—even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not.
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 →