Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.
New American Standard Bible
Or your ways to that which
King James Version
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Holman Bible
or your efforts on those who destroy kings.
International Standard Version
Never devote all your energy to sex, or dedicate your life to destroying kings.
A Conservative Version
Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroys kings.
American Standard Version
Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Amplified
Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor
Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Darby Translation
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not give thy strength to women, and thy ways to the destroying of kings.
King James 2000
Give not your strength unto women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.
Modern King James verseion
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
give not over thy substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.
NET Bible
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.
New Heart English Bible
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not give, to women, thy strength, nor thy ways, to them who ruin kings.
Webster
Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
World English Bible
Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Youngs Literal Translation
Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
Interlinear
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 31:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Oracle Of King Lemuel
2 What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths? 3 Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to take wine, or for rulers to say, Where is strong drink?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:17
And he is not to have a great number of wives, for fear that his heart may be turned away; or great wealth of silver and gold.
Nehemiah 13:26
Was it not in these things that Solomon, king of Israel, did wrong? among a number of nations there was no king like him, and he was dear to his God, and God made him king over all Israel: but even he was made to do evil by strange women.
Proverbs 5:9-11
For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:
1 Kings 11:1
Now a number of strange women were loved by Solomon, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
Proverbs 7:26-27
For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.
Hosea 4:11
Loose ways and new wine take away wisdom.