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

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; and thy labours 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto 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 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: