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Proverbs 5:9

American Standard Version

Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;

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Proverbs 5:9 in other translations

lest you give your honor to others,
and your years to the cruel one;

Proverbs 5:9 · World English Bible

Proverbs 5:9 in context

  1. 7Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
  2. 8Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
  3. 9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
  4. 10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,
  5. 11And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,