"Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:" — Proverbs 5:8

Proverbs 5:8 · KJV

“Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:”

— Proverbs 5:8

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

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

Proverbs 5 — Context

Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, {that} thou canst not know {them}.

Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours {be} in the house of a stranger; {thy wealth: Heb. thy strength}

Cross References

Ephesians 5:11

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove {them}.

Proverbs 7:25

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Proverbs 4:15

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

Proverbs 6:27-28

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?