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Proverbs 5:9 - lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,

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Translations for Proverbs 5:9

KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Lest you give your honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

If you do, you will lose your honor
and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

lest you lose your honor to others and your dignity[fn] to one who is cruel,

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

lest you give your honor to others
and your years to the merciless,

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others

and your years to someone cruel;

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Otherwise^H6435 you will give^H5414 your vigor^H1935 to others^H312,

And your years^H8141 to the cruel^H394 one^H394;

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Lest^H6435 you give^H5414 your splendor^H1935 to others^H312

And your years^H8141 to the cruel^H394 one^H394;

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Or you will give your honor to others,

And your years to the cruel one,

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

lest you give your vigor to others and your years to a cruel person,

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

lest you give your honor to others and your years to the merciless;

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

Lest thou give thine honor unto others,

And thy years unto the cruel;

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel;

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

Lest thou give thy honor to others, and thy years to the cruel:

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Lest you give your honor to others, And your years to the cruel one;

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

ne des alienis honorem tuum et annos tuos crudeli

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لِئَلّا تُعْطِيَ كَرَامَتَكَ لِلآخَرِينَ، وَسِنِي عُمْرِكَ لِمَنْ لَا يَرْحَمُ،

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

פֶּן־תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ἵνα μὴ πρόῃ ἄλλοις ζωήν σου καὶ σὸν βίον ἀνελεήμοσιν

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لِئَلاَّ تُعْطِيَ زَهْرَكَ لآخَرِينَ، وَسِنِينَكَ لِلْقَاسِي.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

lest thou give away thy life to others, and thy substance to the merciless:

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Porque no des á los extraños tu honor, y tus años á cruel;

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Para que no des a los extraños tu honor, Y tus años al cruel;

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

For fear that you may give your honour to others, and your wealth to strange men:

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

恐怕將你的尊榮給別人、將你的歲月給殘忍的人．

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

no sea que des a otros tu honor y tus años a alguien que es cruel;

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

두렵건대 네 존영이 남에게 잃어버리게 되며 네 수한이 잔포자에게 빼앗기게 될까 하노라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

De peur que tu ne livres ta vigueur à d'autres, Et tes années à un homme cruel;

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

daß du nicht den Fremden gebest deine Ehre und deine Jahre dem Grausamen;

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

чтобы здоровья твоего не отдать другим и лет твоих мучителю;

SESE (read chapter in SE)

para que no des a los extraños tu honor, y tus años al cruel;

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