Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,
New American Standard Bible
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
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:
Webster
Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:
World English Bible
lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
Themes
Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Disobedience » The reward for being disobedient to your instructors
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Interlinear
Nathan
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 5:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Seduction
8 Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house, 9 Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce, 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
Cross References
Genesis 38:23-26
and Judah saith, 'Let her take to herself, lest we become despised; lo, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.'
Judges 16:19-21
and she maketh him sleep on her knees, and calleth for a man, and shaveth the seven locks of his head, and beginneth to afflict him, and his power turneth aside from off him;
Nehemiah 13:26
By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel -- even him did the strange women cause to sin.
Proverbs 6:29-35
So is he who hath gone in unto the wife of his neighbour, None who doth touch her is innocent.
Hosea 4:13-14
On tops of the mountains they do sacrifice, And on the hills they make perfume, Under oak, and poplar, and terebinth, For good is its shade.