Proverbs 5:8

8 Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 5:8 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
English Standard Version (ESV)
8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
New Living Translation (NLT)
8 Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!
The Message Bible (MSG)
8 Keep your distance from such a woman; absolutely stay out of her neighborhood.
American Standard Version (ASV)
8 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
8 Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
8 Keep your way far from her. Don't go near the door of her house.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 Stay on a path far away from that evil woman. Don't even go near the door of her house.

Proverbs 5:8 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 5:8

Remove thy way far from her
The way of the mind, walk, and conversation; keep at the greatest distance from her; neither come where she is, nor look at her, nor converse with her; shun her, as one would the pest or a loathsome carcass; go a good way about rather than come near her, or be within sight of her, or so as to be in any danger of being ensnared by her; and come not nigh the door of her house;
not only not enter her chamber, but go not to her house; no, not over the threshold of the door, nor near the door; but avoid her house, as one would a house that has the plague in it. Men should not go in the way of temptation, trusting to their own strength; they may be entangled and overcome before they are aware; is good to keep out of the way of it. And as it becomes the children of Wisdom to wait at her gates, and at the posts of her door, to gain knowledge and understanding of divine things; so they should not go within the doors of false teachers, nor near them, nor admit them within theirs. It is a complaint against the church at Thyatira, that she suffered the woman Jezebel, the Romish harlot, to teach and seduce the servants of Christ, or connived at their attendance on her, ( Revelation 2:20 ) .

Proverbs 5:8 In-Context

6 She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.
7 Now then, my sons, listen to me; do not turn aside from what I say.
8 Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich the house of another.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Proverbs 2:16-19; Proverbs 6:20-29; Proverbs 7:1-27
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