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


In Context

6 The path of life — lest thou ponder, Moved have her paths — thou knowest not.

7 And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And turn not from sayings of my mouth.

8 Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

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

10 Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

11 And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,

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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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