| Proverbs 5:9 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one; (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Either you will surrender your reputation to others and the rest of your years to some cruel person,(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: |
| ASV: | Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel; |
| BBE: | For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men: |
| DBY: | lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; |
| ERV: | Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: |
| JPS: | Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; |
| WBS: | Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel: |
| WEB: | lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; |
| YLT: | Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce, |
| Proverbs 5:9 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 5:8 Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,
Proverbs 5:10 And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien; (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 5:9 Lest thou give thine {e} honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
(e) That is, your strength and goods to her who will have no pity on you as is read of Samson and the prodigal son. |
| WES: | 5:9 Honour - Thy dignity and reputation, the strength of thy body and mind. Years - The flower of thine age. The cruel - To the harlot, who though she pretends love, yet in truth is one of the most cruel creatures in the world, wasting thy estate and body without pity, and damming thy soul for ever. |
| MHC: | 5:1-14 Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. It leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thing which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, must keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we mock God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischiefs attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror. Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow. The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted and confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more die as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinner in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience! |
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