Proverbs 5:10
“Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labors be in the house of a stranger,”
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Proverbs 5:10 Context
8Remoue thy way farre from her, and come not nie the doore of her house: 9Lest thou giue thine honour vnto others, and thy yeeres vnto the cruell: 10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and thy labors be in the house of a stranger, 11And thou mourne at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12And say, How haue I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproofe?
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Other Translations for Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours [be] in the house of a stranger;
- King James Version
And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods {will go} to the house of an alien;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors `be' in the house of an alien,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;
- Basic English Bible
lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;
- Darby Bible
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;
- Webster's Bible
lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man's house.
- World English Bible
Lest strangers be filled [with] thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Proverbs 5:10
5:10 Strangers - Not only the strange women themselves, but others who are in league with them. Labors - Wealth gotten by thy labours.