Revised Webster's Bible
Proverbs 5:8
8Remove thy way far from her, and come not near the door of her house:
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
6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are unstable, that thou canst not know them . 7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not near the door of her house: 9Lest thou give thy honour to others, and thy years to the cruel: 10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
Read all of Proverbs 5Proverbs 5:8 word by word
הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל־פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 5:8
- Proverbs 4:15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
- Proverbs 6:27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
- Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
- Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove 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
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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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