9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;


In Context

6 So that she findeth not the level path of life: Her ways are unstable, and'she knoweth it not.

7 Now therefore, my'sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;

9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,

11 And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

Proverbs 5:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:9lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel: