Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
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Gill's Exposition
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth,.... The adulteress, her husband, children, friends, bawds, and such like persons she is concerned with; these share the wealth of the adulterer, abound with…
Barnes' Notes
Strangers - The whole gang of those into whose hands the slave of lust yields himself. The words are significant as showing that the older punishment of death Deu 22:21; Eze 16:38; Joh 8:5 was not…
Here we have,
I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an…
Cambridge Bible
wealth The word may mean either that which a man acquires, his wealth(A.V. text, R.V. marg.), or that by which he acquires it, his strength(R.V. text, A.V. marg.) of mind and body. Gen 49:3 would seem…