proverbs 5:9 lest thou give thine honour unto others and thy years unto the cruel

Proverbs 5:9

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Lest thou giue thine honour vnto others, and thy yeeres vnto the cruell:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Lest you give your strength to others, and your years to the cruel;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

Lest x6435

(6435) Complement
פֵּן
pen
{pane}

From H6437; properly removal; used only (in the constructive) adverbially as conjugation lest.

thou give 5414

{5414} Prime
נָתַן
nathan
{naw-than'}

A primitive root; to give, used with great latitude of application (put, make, etc.).

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

thine honour 1935

{1935} Prime
הוֹד
howd
{hode}

From an unused root; grandeur (that is, an imposing form and appearance).

unto others, 312

{0312} Prime
אַחֵר
'acher
{akh-air'}

From H0309; properly hinder; generally next, other, etc.

and thy years 8141

{8141} Prime
שָׁנֵה
shaneh
{shaw-neh'}

(The first form being in plural only, the second form being feminine); from H8138; a year (as a revolution of time).

unto the cruel: 394

{0394} Prime
אַכְזָרִי
'akzariy
{ak-zawr-ree'}

From H0393; terrible.

See commentary on Proverbs 5:8-9.

Proverbs 5:9

_ _ thine honour — in whatever consisting, strength (Proverbs 3:13) or wealth.

_ _ thy years — by cutting them off in dissipation.

_ _ unto the cruel — for such the sensual are apt to become.

See commentary on Proverbs 5:1-14.

Proverbs 5:9

Honour — Thy dignity and reputation, the strength of thy body and mind. Years — The flower of thine age. The cruel — To the harlot, who though she pretends love, yet in truth is one of the most cruel creatures in the world, wasting thy estate and body without pity, and damming thy soul for ever.

Proverbs 5:9

Lest thou give thine ^(e) honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

^(e) That is, your strength and goods to her who will have no pity on you as is read of Samson and the prodigal son.

Proverbs 6:29-35 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. ... He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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. ... And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.

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. ... But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

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. ... I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people [that] doth not understand shall fall.

Gn 38:23. Jg 16:19. Ne 13:26. Pv 6:29. Ho 4:13.