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Proverbs 5:9-23 in English

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Proverbs 5:9-23 in American Standard Version (1901)

9 Lest thou give thine honor unto others, And thy years unto the cruel;
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,
11 And thou mourn at thy latter end, When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart despised reproof;
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was well-nigh in all evil In the midst of the assembly and congregation.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
16 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?
17 Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; And rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
19 As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravished always with her love.
20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

9 lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:
10 lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours come into the houses of strangers;
11 and thou repent at last, when the flesh of thy body is consumed,
12 and thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
13 I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply mine ear.
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells.
16 Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee.
18 Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
20 Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
22 Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
23 Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Proverbs 5 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 5:9-23 in King James Version + Apocrypha

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;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 5:9-23 in King James (Authorized) Version

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;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.

15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 5:9-23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

9 lest you give away your life to others, and your substance to the merciless:
10 lest strangers be filled with your strength, and your labors come into the houses of strangers;
11 And you repent at last, when the flesh of your body is consumed,
12 and you shall say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
13 I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply my ear.
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of your own vessels, and out of your own springing wells.
16 Let not waters out of your fountain be spilt by you, but let your waters go into your streets.
17 Let them be only your own, and let no stranger partake with you.
18 Let your fountain of water be truly your own; and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
19 Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.
20 Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
22 Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
23 Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Proverbs 5 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 5:9-23 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
11 And thou mourn at thy latter end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13 Neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, and rivers of water in the streets?
17 Let them be for thyself alone, and not for strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and rejoice in the wife of thy youth.
19 As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he maketh level all his paths.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
PROVERBS 5 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Translation for Translators

9 If you enter the home of one of them, you will lose your ◄self-respect/good reputation► and that woman's husband will not act mercifully toward you; he will kill you and take everything that you have acquired during your life!
10 Foreigners will take your money, and all the good things that you have worked for will ◄end up in their hands/become their possessions►.
11 And when you are about to die, you will groan with severe pain because diseases that you have gotten from being immoral will be destroying your body.
12 Then you will say, “I hated it when people tried to correct me. I despised people when they reproved/rebuked me.
13 I did not heed what my teachers said! I paid no attention to those who tried to teach me something about my behavior.
14 Now I am almost ruined, and I will be disgraced in public gatherings.”
15 Like a man is refreshed by drinking water from his own well MET, enjoy having sex EUP only with your own wife.
16 Like you would not waste good water by pouring it into the street, you should not have sex with other women. MET, EUP
17 Enjoy having sex only with your wife; do not have sex with other women.
18 Let your wife be a source of great pleasure to you. ◄Be happy/ Enjoy sex► with the woman whom you married when you were both young.
19 She is as pretty and graceful as a young female deer. Allow her breasts to always satisfy you. Allow her lovemaking to excite you.
20 My son, do not be RHQ captivated/charmed by an immoral woman! Do not fondle the breasts of another man's wife!
21 I say that because Yahweh sees clearly everything that we do; he knows where we are going on the roads that we walk on.
22 Evil men's sinful desires hold them fast; their sins are like ropes that bind them.
23 Evil men will die because they are unable to say “No” to their desires; they will ◄go astray/be lost► because of the foolish things that they do.
Proverbs 5 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 5:9-23 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

9 lest you give away your life to others, and your substance to the merciless:
10 lest strangers be filled with your strength, and your labours come into the houses of strangers;
11 And you repent at last, when the flesh of your body is consumed,
12 and you shall say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!
13 I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I apply my ear.
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of your own vessels, and out of your own springing wells.
16 Let not waters out of your fountain be spilt by you, but let your waters go into your streets.
17 Let them be only your own, and let no stranger partake with you.
18 Let your fountain of water be truly your own; and rejoice with the wife of your youth.
19 Let your loving hart and your graceful colt company with you, and let her be considered your own, and be with you at all times; for ravished with her love you shall be greatly increased.
20 Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold yourself in the arms of a woman not your own.
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths.
22 Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
23 Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly.
Proverbs 5 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World English Bible (Catholic)

9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

9 lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Bible in Basic English

9 For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:
10 And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;
11 And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;
12 And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;
13 I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!
14 I was in almost all evil in the company of the people.
15 Let water from your store and not that of others be your drink, and running water from your fountain.
16 Let not your springs be flowing in the streets, or your streams of water in the open places.
17 Let them be for yourself only, not for other men with you.
18 Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.
19 As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.
20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?
21 For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he puts all his goings in the scales.
22 The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.
23 He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Proverbs 5 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Darby Translation

9 lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
10 lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil come into the house of a stranger;
11 and thou mourn in thine end, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
12 and thou say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof!
13 and I have not hearkened unto the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me;
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
19 As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love.
20 And why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah, and he pondereth all his paths.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23 He shall die for want of discipline; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Douay-Rheims 1899

9 Give not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel.
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in another man’s house,
11 And thou mourn it the last, when thou shalt have spent thy flesh and thy body, and say:
12 Why have I hated instruction, and my heart consented not to reproof,
13 And have not heard the voice of them that taught me, and have not inclined my ear to masters?
14 I have almost been in all evil, in the midst of the church and of the congregation.
15 Drink water out of thy own cistern, and the streams of thy own well:
16 Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.
17 Keep them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be partakers with thee.
18 Let thy vein be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of thy youth:
19 Let her be thy dearest hind, and most agreeable fawn: let her breasts inebriate thee at all times; he thou delighted continually with her love.
20 Why art thou seduced, my son, by a strange woman, and art cherished in the bosom of another?
21 The Lord beholdeth the ways of man, and considereth all his steps.
22 His own iniquities catch the wicked, and he is fast bound with the ropes of his own sins.
23 He shall die, because he hath not received instruction, and in the multitude of his folly he shall be deceived.
Proverbs 5 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Free Bible Version

9 Otherwise you'll surrender your honor to others, and your character to cruel people.
10 Strangers will spend your wealth; everything you've worked for will go to someone else.
11 When you come to the end of your life you'll moan in pain as disease destroys your body.
12 You'll say, “How I used to hate discipline, and my mind rebelled against being corrected!
13 I didn't listen to what my teacher said. I didn't pay attention to my instructors.
14 Now I'm on the verge of being completely disgraced before everyone in the community.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well.
16 Why should your springs be spilled outside, your streams of water poured out in the streets?
17 Keep them for yourselves alone. They're not for you to share with strangers.
18 May your spring of water be blessed, and may you enjoy the wife you married when you were young.
19 May she be to you a loving deer, a graceful doe. May her breasts always be intoxicating to you; may you be drunk on her love forever.
20 Why, my son, become intoxicated with an immoral woman? Why embrace the breasts of a woman who acts like a prostitute?
21 For the Lord sees everything people do, the Lord investigates everywhere they go.
22 The wicked are trapped by their evil actions; the cords of their sins tie them up.
23 They will die because they lack self-control, lost because of their great stupidity.
Proverbs 5 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Geneva Bible 1599

9 Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:
10 Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger,
11 And thou mourne at thine end, (when thou hast consumed thy flesh and thy bodie)
12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction!
13 And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost brought into all euil in ye mids of the Congregation and assemblie.
15 Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well.
16 Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes.
17 But let them bee thine, euen thine onely, and not the strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually.
20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?
21 For the waies of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his pathes.
22 His owne iniquities shall take the wicked himselfe, and he shall be holden with the cordes of his owne sinne.
23 Hee shall die for fault of instruction, and shall goe astray through his great follie.
Proverbs 5 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 5:9-23 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

9 Lest thou give thy vigour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
11 And thou moan, when thine end cometh, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13 Neither have I hearkened to the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was well nigh in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.'
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth.
19 A lovely hind and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; with her love be thou ravished always.
20 Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and He maketh even all his paths.
22 His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
23 He shall die for lack of instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall reel.
Proverbs 5 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 5:9-23 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

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;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil In the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, And running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, And rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, And not strangers’ with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: And rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; And be thou ravisht always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravisht with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, And he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

9 That thou mayest not give up unto others thy vigor, and thy years unto the cruel;
10 That strangers may not satisfy themselves with thy strength, and with thy exertions, in the house of an alien:
11 While thou moanest at thy end, when thy flesh and thy body are coming to their end,
12 And thou sayest, How have I hated correction, and how hath my heart rejected reproof;
13 While I hearkened not to the voice of my instructors, and to my teachers I inclined not my ear;
14 But little more was wanting, and I had been in all kinds of unhappiness in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink water out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
16 So will thy springs overflow abroad; and in the open streets will be thy rivulets of water;
17 They will be thy own only, and not those of strangers with thee.
18 Thy fountain will be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth,—
19 The lovely gazelle and the graceful chamois: let her bosom satisfy thee abundantly at all times; with her love be thou ravished continually.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with an adulteress, and embrace the bosom of an alien woman?
21 For before the eyes of the Lord are the ways of man, and all his tracks doth he weigh in the balance.
22 His own iniquities will truly catch the wicked, and with the cords of his sin will he be held firmly.
23 He will indeed die for want of correction; and through the abundance of his folly will he sink into error.
Proverbs 5 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

9 Lest thou give away thy life to others, And thy substance to the merciless:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors come into the houses of strangers;
11 And thou repent at last, When the flesh of thy body is consumed,
12 And thou shalt say, How have I hated instruction, And my heart avoided reproofs!
13 I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, Neither did I apply mine ear.
14 I was almost in all evil In the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own vessels, And out of thine own springing wells.
16 Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, But let thy waters go into thy streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, And let no stranger partake with thee.
18 Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; And rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, And let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; For ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased.
20 Be not intimate with a strange woman, Neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own.
21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, And he looks on all his paths.
22 Iniquities ensnare a man, And every one is bound in the chains of his own sins.
23 Such a man dies with the uninstructed; And he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, And has perished through folly.
Proverbs 5 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 5:9-23 in George Noyes Bible

9 Lest thou give thy bloom to others, And thy years to a cruel one;
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, And thine earnings be in the house of an alien;
11 And lest thou mourn in thy latter end. When thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, “How have I hated instruction! And how hath my heart despised reproof!
13 I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined mine ear to my instructors;
14 I have well-nigh fallen into utter misery; In the midst of the congregation and the assembly.”
15 Drink water out of thine own cistern. And running water out of thine own well:
16 So shall thy fountains overflow in the streets, In the wide streets, as streams of water;
17 They shall belong to thee alone, And not to strangers with thee;
18 And thy fountain shall be blessed, Yea, thou shalt have joy in the wife of thy youth.
19 A lovely hind, a graceful doe, Her breasts shall satisfy thee at all times, And thou shalt be always ravished with her love.
20 Why, then, my son, wilt thou be ravished with a wanton, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, And he weigheth well all his paths.
22 His own iniquities shall ensnare the wicked; Yea, he shall be held fast by the cords of his own sins.
23 He shall die for want of instruction; Yea, through the greatness of his folly he shall stagger.
Proverbs 5 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 5:9-23 in One Unity Resource Bible

9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13 neither have I sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 An ahab ·affectionately loving· doe and a chen ·graceful· deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before Adonai ’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs [Sayings] 5 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Unlocked Literal Bible

9 In that way you will not give away your honor to others or years of your life to a cruel person;
10 strangers will not feast on your wealth; what you have worked for will not go into the house of strangers.
11 At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body waste away.
12 You will say, “How I hated instruction and my heart despised correction!
13 I would not obey my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors.
14 I was almost completely ruined in the midst of the assembly, among the gathering of the people.”
15 Drink water from your own cistern and drink running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow everywhere and your streams of water flow in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone and not for strangers with you.
18 May your fountain be blessed and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth,
19 for she is a loving deer and a graceful doe. Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; may you be continually intoxicated by her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; why should you embrace the breasts of an immoral woman?
21 Yahweh sees everything a person does and watches all the paths he takes.
22 A wicked person will be seized by his own iniquities; the cords of his sin will hold him tight.
23 He will die because he lacks instruction; he is led astray by his great foolishness.
Proverbs 5 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World English Bible

9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World English Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World English Bible British Edition

9 lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Noah Webster Bible

9 Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors 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;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined my ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thy own cistern, and running waters out of thy own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thy own, and not for strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be held with the cords of his sins.
23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
Proverbs 5 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World Messianic Bible

9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, among the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 5:9-23 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

9 lest you give your honour to others, and your years to the cruel one;
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labours enrich another man’s house.
11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
12 and say, “How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof.
13 I haven’t obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me!
14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, amongst the gathered assembly.”
15 Drink water out of your own cistern, running water out of your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be for yourself alone, not for strangers with you.
18 Let your spring be blessed. Rejoice in the wife of your youth.
19 A loving doe and a graceful deer— let her breasts satisfy you at all times. Be captivated always with her love.
20 For why should you, my son, be captivated with an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another?
21 For the ways of man are before the LORD’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
22 The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare him. The cords of his sin hold him firmly.
23 He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
Proverbs 5 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

9 Give thou not thine honour to aliens, and thy years to the cruel;
10 lest peradventure strangers be filled with thy strengths, and lest thy travails be in an alien’s house;
11 and thou bewail in the last days, when thou hast wasted thy flesh, and thy body;
12 and say, Why loathed I teaching, and mine heart assented not to blamings;
13 neither I heard the voice of men teaching me, and I bowed not down mine ear to masters?
14 Almost I was in all-evil, in the midst of the church, and of the synagogue.
15 Drink thou water of thy cistern, and the floods of thy well.
16 Thy wells be streamed forth; and part thy waters in streets.
17 Have thou alone them or them alone; and aliens be not thy partners.
18 Thy vein be blessed; and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age.
19 An hind most dearworthy; and an hart calf most acceptable. Her teats fill thee in all time; and delight thou continually in the love of her.
20 My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another?
21 The Lord seeth the ways of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.
22 The wickednesses of a wicked man take him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.
23 He shall die, for he had not learning, and he shall be deceived in the muchliness of his folly.

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

9 Give thou not thine honour to aliens (or Give thou not thy honour to strangers), and thy years to the cruel;
10 lest peradventure strangers be filled with thy strengths, and lest (the rewards of) thy travails be in an alien’s house; (lest perhaps strangers take all thy wealth, and the rewards of all thy efforts be in someone else’s house;)
11 and thou bewail in the last days, when thou hast wasted thy flesh, and thy body;
12 and say, Why loathed I teaching, and mine heart assented not to blamings; (and thou say, Why did I loathe discipline, and why did I not listen to rebukes;)
13 neither I heard the voice of men teaching me, and I bowed not down mine ear to masters?
14 Almost I was in all-evil, in the midst of the church, and of the synagogue. (I was almost uniformly despised, in the midst of the congregation, and among those in the assembly.)
15 Drink thou water of thy cistern, and the floods of thy well. (Drink thou water from thy own cistern, and the out-flowings from thy own well.)
16 Thy wells be streamed forth; and part thy waters in streets. (Let thy well floweth forth; and let thy water be parted in the streets.)
17 Have thou alone them; and aliens be not thy partners. (Have thou them alone; and let not strangers be thy partners.)
18 Thy vein be blessed (or Let thy fountain be blessed); and be thou glad with the woman of thy young waxing age.
19 An hind most dearworthy; and an hart calf most acceptable. Her teats fill thee in all time; and delight thou continually in the love of her. (She is like a most dearworthy deer; and a most acceptable hart calf. Let her breasts fulfill, or satisfy, thee at all times; and delight thou continually in her love.)
20 My son, why art thou deceived of an alien woman; and art fostered in the bosom of another? (My son, why art thou deceived by a strange, or an unknown, woman; and why art thou comforted in the bosom of another?)
21 The Lord seeth the way(s) of a man; and he beholdeth all his steps.
22 The wickednesses of a wicked man take (hold of) him; and he is bound with the ropes of his sins.
23 He shall die, for he had not learning, (or He shall die, for he had no discipline); and he shall be deceived in the muchliness of his folly.

Proverbs 5:9-23 in Young's Literal Translation

9 Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,
11 And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,
12 And hast said, 'How have I hated instruction, And reproof hath my heart despised,
13 And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.
14 As a little thing I have been all evil, In the midst of an assembly and a company.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, Even flowing ones out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.
17 Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed, And rejoice because of the wife of thy youth,
19 A hind of loves, and a roe of grace! Let her loves satisfy thee at all times, In her love magnify thyself continually.
20 And why dost thou magnify thyself, My son, with a stranger? And embrace the bosom of a strange woman?
21 For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.
22 His own iniquities do capture the wicked, And with the ropes of his sin he is holden.
23 He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

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