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Proverbs 5:10

Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 5:1-14

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

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…

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