Proverbs 5 · Verse 8

Proverbs 5:8

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
Proverbs 5:8, King James Version

Proverbs 5:8 in other translations

BSBKeep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
WEBRemove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
ASVRemove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;
YLTKeep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,
DARBYRemove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
BBEGo far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;
WebsterRemove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

What does Proverbs 5:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:8-9
8-9. Avoid the slightest temptation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 Come not nigh the door of her house - Where there are generally such exhibitions as have a natural tendency to excite impure thoughts, and irregular passions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 5:1-14

Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry, false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Often these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences…

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Proverbs 5:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַרְחֵ֣קhar.Chekmake far awayH7368
מֵעָלֶ֣יהָme.'a.Lei.hafrom with <the> herH5921
דַרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaway yourH1870
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
תִּ֝קְרַ֗בtik.Ravyou draw nearH7126
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פֶּ֥תַחPe.tach[the] entrance ofH6607
בֵּיתָֽהּ\׃bei.Tahhouse herH1004

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 5:8

  • Proverbs 7:25

    Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • Matthew 6:13

    And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

  • Proverbs 4:15

    Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • Proverbs 6:27-28

    Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:15; 6:27,28; Mt 6:13; Eph 5:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 5:7

    Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.

  • Proverbs 5:8

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

  • Proverbs 5:9

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

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Proverbs 5:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Aleja de ella tu camino, y no te acerques á la puerta de su casa;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Éloigne ta voie d’auprès d’elle, et ne t’approche point de l’entrée de sa maison;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Halte fern von ihr deinen Weg, und nahe nicht zu der Tür ihres Hauses:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Longe fac ab ea viam tuam, et ne appropinques foribus domus ejus.