Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house, New Living Translation Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house! English Standard Version Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, Berean Standard Bible Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, King James Bible Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: New King James Version Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, New American Standard Bible Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, NASB 1995 Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house, NASB 1977 Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house, Legacy Standard Bible Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house, Amplified Bible Let your way [in life] be far from her, And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation], Christian Standard Bible Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house. Holman Christian Standard Bible Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house. American Standard Version Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Remove your way far from her and do not go near the door of her house Brenton Septuagint Translation Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house: Contemporary English Version Stay away from a bad woman! Don't even go near the door of her house. Douay-Rheims Bible Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house. English Revised Version Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: GOD'S WORD® Translation Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door. Good News Translation Keep away from such a woman! Don't even go near her door! International Standard Version Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house, JPS Tanakh 1917 Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house; Literal Standard Version Keep your way far from off her, | And do not come near to the opening of her house, Majority Standard Bible Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, New American Bible Keep your way far from her, do not go near the door of her house, NET Bible Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, New Revised Standard Version Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house; New Heart English Bible Remove your way far from her. Do not come near the door of her house, Webster's Bible Translation Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: World English Bible Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house, Young's Literal Translation Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Avoiding Immorality…7So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. 8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, 9lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;… Cross References Proverbs 5:9 lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; Proverbs 7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. Proverbs 9:14 She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, Treasury of Scripture Remove your way far from her, and come not near the door of her house: Proverbs 4:15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. Proverbs 6:27,28 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? … Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Jump to Previous Door Far House Nigh Opening Path Remove WayJump to Next Door Far House Nigh Opening Path Remove WayProverbs 5 1. Solomon exhorts to wisdom3. He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot 15. He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity 22. The wicked are overtaken with their own sins (8) Remove thy way . . .--The great safeguard in such temptations, as all moralists with one mouth advise, is flight.Verse 8. - Remove thy way far from her. In other words, this is the same as St. Paul counsels, "Flee fornication" (1 Corinthians 6:14). From her (mealeyah; desuper ea). The term conveys the impression that the youth has come within the compass of her temptations, or that in the highest degree he is liable to them. The Hebrew meal, compounded of min and al, and meaning" from upon," being used of persons or things which go away from the place in or upon which they had been. And come not nigh the door of her house; i.e. shun the very place where she dwells. "Be so far from coming into her chamber as not to come near the door of her house" (Patrick). She and her house are to be avoided as if they were infected with some mortal disease. The old proverb quoted by Muffet is applicable - "He that would no evil do Hebrew Keep your pathדַרְכֶּ֑ךָ (ḏar·ke·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action far הַרְחֵ֣ק (har·ḥêq) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant from her; מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ (mê·‘ā·le·hā) Preposition-m | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against do not וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not go near תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב (tiq·raḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7126: To come near, approach the door פֶּ֥תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way of her house, בֵּיתָֽהּ׃ (bê·ṯāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house Links Proverbs 5:8 NIVProverbs 5:8 NLT Proverbs 5:8 ESV Proverbs 5:8 NASB Proverbs 5:8 KJV Proverbs 5:8 BibleApps.com Proverbs 5:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 5:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 5:8 French Bible Proverbs 5:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:8 Remove your way far from her (Prov. 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