Proverbs 5:9

Translations

Modern

…lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

Traditional

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

Literal

…lest you give to others your splendor, and your years to a cruel one;

Latin

Ne des alienis honorem tuum, et annos tuos crudeli:

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English

…lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

Notes

Proverbs 5:9–10

An illicit relationship may seem tempting, but it eventually causes shame. If the woman is a prostitute, the young man will have to pay her, losing income. If the woman is another man's wife, he might have to pay her husband (see Leviticus 20:10).

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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Nehemiah 13:26
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
Hosea 4:13–14
They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery.
Genesis 38:23–26
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Judges 16:19–21
And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
Proverbs 6:29–35
So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

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