"Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:" — Proverbs 5:9

Proverbs 5:9 · KJV

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

— Proverbs 5:9

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

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

Proverbs 5 — Context

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}

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

Cross References

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 of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

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 shadow thereof {is} good: therefore your daughters shall commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

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. {be shamed: Heb. become a contempt}

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.

Proverbs 6:29-35

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