Proverbs

Proverbs 5:8–10

⁸Keep your path far from her;

do not go near the door of her house,

⁹lest you concede your vigor to others,

and your years to one who is cruel;

¹⁰lest strangers feast on your wealth,

and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Keep your path	דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ	ḏar·ke·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
far	הַרְחֵ֣ק	har·ḥêq	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from her	מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ	mê·‘ā·le·hā	Preposition-m; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
go near	תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב	tiq·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
the door	פֶּ֥תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of her house	בֵּיתָֽהּ׃	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
lest	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you concede	תִּתֵּ֣ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your vigor	הוֹדֶ֑ךָ	hō·w·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1935 splendour, majesty, vigour
to others	לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים	la·’ă·ḥê·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
and your years	וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ	ū·šə·nō·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8141 year
to one who is cruel	לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃	lə·’aḵ·zā·rî	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular	H394 cruel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
lest	פֶּֽן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
strangers	זָרִ֣ים	zā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
feast	יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ	yiś·bə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
on your wealth	כֹּחֶ֑ךָ	kō·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and your labors	וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ	wa·‘ă·ṣā·ḇe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6089 pain, hurt, toil
the house	בְּבֵ֣ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of a foreigner	נָכְרִֽי׃	nā·ḵə·rî	Adjective - masculine singular	H5237 foreign, alien

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 5:8 Proverbs 7:25 · Ephesians 5:11 · Proverbs 4:15 · Matthew 6:13 · Proverbs 6:27–28

Proverbs 5:9 Nehemiah 13:26

Proverbs 5:10 Hosea 7:9 · Proverbs 6:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.