Proverbs 5:7-9

New King James Version

⁷Therefore hear me now, my children,
And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
⁸Remove your way far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house,
⁹Lest you give your ^[a]honor to others,
And your years to the cruel one;

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Proverbs 5:7-9

New International Version

⁷Now then, my sons, listen^(A) to me;
    do not turn aside from what I say.
⁸Keep to a path far from her,^(B)
    do not go near the door of her house,
⁹lest you lose your honor to others
    and your dignity^[a] to one who is cruel,