Proverbs 5:9
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
KJV
Ne des alienis honorem tuum, et annos tuos crudeli :
Vulgate
ἵνα μὴ πρόῃ ἄλλοις ζωήν σου, καὶ σὸν βίον ἀνελεήμοσιν·
LXX
Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
ASV
פֶּן תִּתֵּ֣ן לַ/אֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑/ךָ וּ֝/שְׁנֹתֶ֗י/ךָ לְ/אַכְזָרִֽי
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
'chrym
adjective · 166×
אַכְזָרִ֥י
'kzry
adjective · 8×
וֹ
v
noun · 24×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Neh 13:26 — Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outl
- Prov 6:33 — A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
- Prov 13:18 — Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
- Prov 31:3 — Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.