Proverbs 5:8

Make far thy way from her (or Make thy way far away from her), and nigh thou not to the doors of her house.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

In Context

7Now therefore, my son, hear thou me, (or And so now, my son, listen to me), and go thou not away from the words of my mouth.

9Give thou not thine honour to aliens (or Give thou not thy honour to strangers), and thy years to the cruel;

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:15Flee thou from it, and pass thou not thereby; bow thou away, and forsake it.

Proverbs 7:8that passeth by the streets, beside the corner, (or who passeth along the street, beside the corner); and he goeth nigh the way of her house,

Matthew 6:13and lead us not into temptation (or and do not bring us to the test), but deliver us from evil. Amen.

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 →

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