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Proverbs 5:10

Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
Proverbs 5:10 · King James Version

In other versions

  • Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors `be' in the house of an alien,

    ASV

  • And strange men may be full of your wealth, and the fruit of your work go to the house of others;

    BBE

  • lest strangers be filled with thy wealth, and the fruits of thy toil [come] into the house of a stranger;

    DBY

  • Lest strangers feast on your wealth, And your labors enrich another man's house.

    WEB

  • Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

    YLT

  • Lest strangers be filled with your wealth; and your labours be in the house of a stranger;

    ENG

  • Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;

    WBT

  • lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner.

    BSB

In context

8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;

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