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Proverbs 5:8

What does Proverbs 5:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 5:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.7Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

v.8This passage

v.9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

  • Matthew 6:13

    And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

  • Proverbs 7:25

    Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

  • Proverbs 4:15

    Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

  • Proverbs 6:27

    Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

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