Proverbs 5:11

Translations

Modern

At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,

Traditional

And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

Literal

…and you groan at your end, in the consumption of your flesh and your body,

Latin

…et gemas in novissimis, quando consumpseris carnes tuas et corpus tuum, et dicas:

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,

Notes

Proverbs 5:11

People in the ancient Near East were familiar with some sexually transmitted diseases. Leviticus 15:1–15 likely describes gonorrhea. Other Mesopotamian texts mention “the disease of intercourse” and the “disease of Ishtar” (goddess of love), which show symptoms of venereal diseases.

Proverbs 5:1–23

These instructions on loving one's wife and avoiding immoral women were originally for young men starting their careers (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 7:1–27). This topic is also common in ancient Egyptian wisdom writings.

Theme notes and profiles

Marriage and Sexuality

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