Proverbs 5:9 “lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cr…”

Proverbs 5:9

lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

World English Bible

lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

American Standard Version

Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Geneva Bible 1599

Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:

Darby Translation

lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

Young's Literal Translation

Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

Bible in Basic English

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

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Cross references

“Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:”

Nehemiah 13:26 Genesis 38:23–26 Judges 16:19–21 Proverbs 6:29–35 Hosea 4:13 Hosea 4:14

Nehemiah 13:26 · BSB

Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.

Genesis 38:23–26 · BSB

“Let her keep the items,” Judah replied. “Otherwise we will become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you could not find her.”

Judges 16:19–21 · BSB

And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.

Proverbs 6:29–35 · BSB

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

Hosea 4:13 · BSB

They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

Hosea 4:14 · BSB

I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a peo…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

10lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

Read Proverbs 5