Did not King Solomon of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.
Proverbs 5:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lest you give your honor to others and your years to those without mercy, American Standard Version (1901) Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel; Common English Bible Otherwise, you will give your strength to others, your years to a cruel person. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not give your honor to foreigners, and your years to the cruel. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel. |
Did not King Solomon of Israel sin on account of such women? Among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless, foreign women made even him to sin.
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
and strangers take their fill of your wealth, and your labors go to the house of an alien,
for a prostitute’s fee is only a loaf of bread, but the wife of another stalks a man’s precious life.