Proverbs 5:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.”
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“lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;”
King James Version · Public Domain“Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Lest strangers be filled <FI>with<Fi> thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 5:10 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 6:35He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.
- Proverbs 29:3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
- Proverbs 31:3Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
- Hosea 7:9Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
- Luke 15:30But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
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