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Proverbs 5:10

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

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 10

The scope of this chapter is much the same with that of ch. 2. To write the same things, in other words, ought not to be grievous, for it is safe, Phi 3:1. Here is, I. An exhortation to get acquaintance with and submit to the laws of wisdom in general (Pro 5:2). II. A particular caution against the sin of whoredom (Pro 5:3-14). III. Remedies prescribed against that sin. 1. Conjugal love (Pro 5:15-20). 2. A regard to God's omniscience (Pro 5:21). 3. A dread of the miserable end of wicked people (Pro 5:22, Pro 5:23). And all little enough to arm young people against those fleshly lusts which war against the soul.

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Strong's Concordancev. 10

זוּר (zûwr, H2114) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane;… שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ, H7646) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) כֹּחַ (kôach, H3581) — vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means,… עֶצֶב (ʻetseb, H6089) — an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind) בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) נׇכְרִי (nokrîy, H5237) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous,…

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Proverbs 6:35rank 3

He will not be appeased by any ransom, or persuaded by lavish gifts.

Hosea 7:9rank 3

Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.

Proverbs 31:3rank 2

Do not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.

Luke 15:30rank 1

But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

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