Devine Scripture

Proverbs 5:9

Proverbs chapter 5 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.8Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

v.9This passage

v.10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

Cross references

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

  • Nehemiah 13:26

    Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.

  • Judges 16:19

    And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and shaved off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.

  • Hosea 4:13

    They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and terebinths, because the shadow thereof is good: therefore your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

  • Genesis 38:23

    And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be put to shame: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.