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Proverbs 5:9 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 5 · verse 9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:Proverbs 5:9 · King James Version
Proverbs 5:9 in context
7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- honourhôwdgrandeurH1935 →
- othersʼachêrproperly, hinderH312 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
- givenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14