Proverbs 5:10 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 5:10

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8 Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,

9 Lest you give your¹ honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;

10 Lest aliens be filled with your¹ wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;

11 And you mourn at last,
When your flesh and your body are consumed,

12 And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!

13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!

14 I was on the verge of total ruin,
In the midst of the assembly and congregation.”

15 Drink water from your own cistern,
And running water from your own well.

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American Standard Version
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors `be' in the house of an alien,

Amplified® Bible
Lest strangers [and false teachings] take their fill of your strength {and} wealth and your labors go to the house of an alien [from God]--

Contemporary English Version
Strangers will get your money and everything else you have worked for.

Darby English Version
lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;

Good News Bible
Yes, strangers will take all your wealth, and what you have worked for will belong to someone else.

King James Version
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

New American Standard Bible
And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods {will go} to the house of an alien;

New International Version
lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich another man's house.

New King James Version
Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,
And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And strangers will consume your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

Revised Standard Version
lest strangers take their fill of your strength, and your labors go to the house of an alien;

Young's Literal Translation
Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

New English Translation
lest strangers devour¹ your strength,² and your labor³ benefit⁴ another man’s house.

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