Parallel Verses

Webster

Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:

New American Standard Bible

Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others
and your years to someone cruel;

International Standard Version

so that you don't give your honor to others, and waste your best years;

A Conservative Version

lest thou give thine honor to others, and thy years to the cruel,

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


Or you will give your honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one,

Bible in Basic English

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Lest thou shalt give thy strength to others, and thy years to the cruel:

King James 2000

Lest you give your honor unto others, and your years unto the merciless:

Lexham Expanded Bible

lest you give your honor to the others, and your years to the merciless,

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That thou give not thine honour unto another, and thy years to the cruel;

NET Bible

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Lest thou give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

and thy years
שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

Verse Info

Context Readings

Avoid Seduction

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9 Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;



Cross References

Genesis 38:23-26

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

Judges 16:19-21

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

Nehemiah 13:26

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

Proverbs 6:29-35

So he that goeth in to his neighbor's wife; whoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.

Hosea 4:13-14

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shade of them is agreeable: therefore your daughters shall be guilty of lewdness, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

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