Proverbs 5:9
Proverbs 5:7-14 The Message (MSG)
So, my friend, listen closely; don’t treat my words casually. Keep your distance from such a woman; absolutely stay out of her neighborhood. You don’t want to squander your wonderful life, to waste your precious life among the hardhearted. Why should you allow strangers to take advantage of you? Why be exploited by those who care nothing for you? You don’t want to end your life full of regrets, nothing but sin and bones, Saying, “Oh, why didn’t I do what they told me? Why did I reject a disciplined life? Why didn’t I listen to my mentors, or take my teachers seriously? My life is ruined! I haven’t one blessed thing to show for my life!”
Proverbs 5:9 King James Version (KJV)
Lest thou give thine honour unto others, And thy years unto the cruel
Proverbs 5:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one
Proverbs 5:9 New Century Version (NCV)
or you will give your riches to others, and the best years of your life will be given to someone cruel.
Proverbs 5:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel
Proverbs 5:9 New International Version (NIV)
lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel
Proverbs 5:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one
Proverbs 5:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Or you will give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one
Proverbs 5:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.