Proverbs 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 5:9 — World English Bible

Proverbs 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 5:9 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel; ”

Proverbs 5:9 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:”

Proverbs 5:9 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 5:9 in Context — Proverbs 5

7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

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

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

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

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What Does Proverbs 5:9 Mean?

Proverbs 5:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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