Proverbs 5:8

Proverbs 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
• New International Version (NIV)Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,

Context of Proverbs 5:8

6She doesn’t consider the path of life; she doesn’t know that her ways are unstable. 7So now, sons, listen to me, and don’t turn away from the words from my mouth. Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house. 9Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others and your years to someone cruel; 10strangers will drain your resources, and your hard-earned pay will end up in a foreigner’s house.

Proverbs 5:8 word by word

הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Removeרָחַקrâchaq · to removeH7368
• thy wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• from her, and come not nighקָרַבqârab · to present: comeH7126
• the doorפֶּ֫תַחpethach · entranceH6607
• of her houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Proverbs 5:8

• Proverbs 4:15Avoid it; don’t travel on it. Turn away from it, and pass it by.
• Proverbs 6:27Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned?
• Matthew 6:13And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
• Ephesians 5:11Don’t participate in the fruitless works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Commentaries on Proverbs 5:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Come not nigh the door of her house - Where there are generally such exhibitions as have a natural tendency to excite impure thoughts, and irregular passions.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23These instructions on loving one's wife and avoiding immoral women were originally for young men starting their careers (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 7:1–27). This topic is also common in ancient Egyptian wisdom writings.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Avoid the slightest temptation.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 5:8

• Adultery
• Company
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Lasciviousness
• Remorse
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Cord
• Mouth
• Education
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of
• Purity

Commentaries on Proverbs 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings