God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 5:9
9Either you will surrender your reputation to others and ⌞the rest of⌟ your years to some cruel person,
Proverbs 5:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
- New International Version (NIV)lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,
- English Standard Version (ESV)lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;
Context of Proverbs 5:9
7But now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from what I say to you. 8Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door. Either you will surrender your reputation to others and ⌞the rest of⌟ your years to some cruel person, 10or strangers will benefit from your strength and you will have to work hard in a pagan’s house. 11Then you will groan when your end comes, when your body and flesh are consumed. You will say,
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:9 word by word
פֶּן־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:9
- Proverbs 6:29So it is with a man who has sex with his neighbor’s wife. None who touch her will escape punishment.
- Genesis 38:23Then Judah said, “Let her keep what I gave her, or we’ll become a laughingstock. After all, I did send her this young goat, but you couldn’t find her.”
- Judges 16:19Delilah put Samson to sleep on her lap. She called for a man to shave off his seven braids. Then she began to torture him because his strength had left him.
- Nehemiah 13:26I said, “Wasn’t it because of marriages like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? There wasn’t a king like him among all nations. God loved him, and God made him king of all Israel. But his non-Israelite wives led him to sin.
- Hosea 4:13They offer sacrifices on mountaintops, and they burn incense on the hills under oaks, poplars, and other trees. They think that these trees provide good shade. “That is why your daughters become prostitutes, and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.
Commentaries on Proverbs 5:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Lest thou give thine honor - The character of a debauchee is universally detested: by this, even those of noble blood lose their honor and respect. Thy years unto the cruel - Though all the blandishments of love dwell on the tongue, and the excess of fondness appear in the whole demeanor of the harlot and the prostitute; yet cruelty has its throne in their hearts; and they will rob and murder (when it appears to answer their ends) those who give their…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thine honor - i. e., “The grace and freshness of thy youth” (compare Hosea 14:6; Daniel 10:8). The thought of this is to guard the young man against the sins that stain and mar it. The slave of lust sacrifices “years” that might have been peaceful and happy to one who is merciless.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10An illicit relationship may seem tempting, but it eventually causes shame. If the woman is a prostitute, the young man will have to pay her, losing income. If the woman is another man's wife, he might have to pay her husband (see Leviticus 20:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Avoid the slightest temptation.Read the comment
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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
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