Proverbs 5:9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel:
In context
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, Her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
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, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
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- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 5:9 in the NIV
lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 5:9 in the ESV
lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless,