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Don’t go near the door of her house!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her. Don’t go near the door of her house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her. Don&#8217t go near the door of her house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Stay away from a bad woman! Don't even go near the door of her house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep away from such a woman! Don't even go near her door! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep far away from her, and don't go near the entrance to her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Remove your way far from her. Do not come near the door of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep your way far from off her, "" And do not come near to the opening of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remove far off from her thy way, and thou shalt not draw near to the door of her house:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Make your way at a distance from her, and do not approach the doors of her house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her, do not go near the door of her house, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Remove your way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Remove your way far from her and do not go near the door of her house<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her, And come not nigh the door of her house;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remove thy way far from her; draw not near to the doors of her house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/5-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=797" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Avoiding Immorality</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>So now, my sons, listen to me, and do not turn aside from the words of my mouth. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏar·ke·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">Keep your path</a> <a href="/hebrew/7368.htm" title="7368: har·ḥêq (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be or become far or distant. A primitive root; to widen, i.e. recede or remove.">far</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·le·hā (Prep-m:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from her;</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7126.htm" title="7126: tiq·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come near, approach. A primitive root; to approach for whatever purpose.">go near</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/6607.htm" title="6607: pe·ṯaḥ (N-msc) -- Opening, doorway, entrance. From pathach; an opening, i.e. Door or entrance way.">the door</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of her house,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a></span><br />Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">2 Timothy 2:22</a></span><br />Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28-30</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. / If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. / And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-5</a></span><br />For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; / each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, / not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13-14</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. / Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-3.htm">Ephesians 5:3-5</a></span><br />But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed. / Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving. / For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a></span><br />But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-11.htm">1 Peter 2:11</a></span><br />Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5</a></span><br />Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-12</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Psalm 119:37</a></span><br />Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14-15</a></span><br />Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Proverbs 6:25-29</a></span><br />Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. / Can a man embrace fire and his clothes not be burned? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Proverbs 7:24-27</a></span><br />Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. / Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. / For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remove your way far from her, and come not near the door of her house:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-15.htm">Proverbs 4:15</a></b></br> Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Proverbs 6:27,28</a></b></br> Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">Door</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-24.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/145-18.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-27.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-6.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/8-34.htm">Door</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-14.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-3.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-20.htm">Path</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-15.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-20.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-1.htm">Solomon exhorts to wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">He shows the mischief of unfaithfulness and riot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-15.htm">He exhorts to contentedness, generosity, and chastity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/5-22.htm">The wicked are overtaken with their own sins</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Keep your path far from her;</b><br>This phrase serves as a warning against the dangers of engaging with the "adulterous woman," a recurring theme in Proverbs. The admonition to keep one's path far away emphasizes the importance of avoiding temptation entirely. In biblical context, this reflects the wisdom tradition's focus on moral purity and the avoidance of sin. The imagery of a path suggests a journey or life direction, indicating that one's choices can lead either toward wisdom or folly. This aligns with the broader biblical teaching found in <a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">1 Corinthians 6:18</a>, which advises believers to flee from sexual immorality. The call to maintain distance underscores the proactive steps necessary to guard one's heart and maintain integrity.<p><b>do not go near the door of her house,</b><br>The door of her house symbolizes the threshold of temptation and sin. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the house was a private domain, and entering it could imply intimacy or complicity. The warning not to approach the door suggests that even the proximity to temptation can lead to downfall. This is reminiscent of the story of Joseph in <a href="/genesis/39.htm">Genesis 39</a>, who fled from Potiphar's wife to avoid sin. The door also represents the boundary between safety and danger, wisdom and folly. By advising against even nearing this boundary, the text highlights the importance of setting firm boundaries to protect oneself from moral compromise. This principle is echoed in <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a>, which describes how desire, when conceived, gives birth to sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_adulterous_woman.htm">The Adulterous Woman</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/5.htm">Proverbs 5</a>, the "her" refers to the adulterous woman, a metaphor for temptation and sin, particularly sexual immorality.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of Proverbs, Solomon is imparting wisdom to his son, warning against the dangers of succumbing to temptation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the place of temptation and sin, a location to be avoided to maintain purity and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/avoidance_of_temptation.htm">Avoidance of Temptation</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes the importance of not just resisting temptation but actively avoiding situations where temptation is likely to occur.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_decision-making.htm">Wisdom in Decision-Making</a></b><br>Making wise choices involves recognizing potential pitfalls and steering clear of them, rather than testing one's strength against them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_one's_heart.htm">Guarding One's Heart</a></b><br>Protecting one's heart and mind from sinful influences requires vigilance and intentionality in one's daily walk.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Understanding that sin has real and damaging consequences should motivate believers to heed the warnings of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuing_holiness.htm">Pursuing Holiness</a></b><br>The call to keep one's path far from sin is ultimately a call to pursue holiness and live a life pleasing to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_only_the_woman_in_proverbs_5_8.htm">Proverbs 5:8: Why does the passage focus blame on the “immoral woman” without addressing mutual responsibility, and does this align with modern views on equality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_sensuality.htm">What does the Bible say about sensuality?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_definition_of_actual_grace.htm">How can a young man purify his path?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_use_personification_over_concrete_proof.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18 presents Folly as another woman calling out to the naive. Why rely on personification instead of providing concrete historical or scientific validations for these moral teachings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Remove thy way </span>. . .--The great safeguard in such temptations, as all moralists with one mouth advise, is flight.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remove thy way far from her.</span> In other words, this is the same as St. Paul counsels, "Flee fornication" (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-14.htm">1 Corinthians 6:14</a>). <span class="accented">From her</span> (<span class="accented">mealeyah</span>; <span class="accented">desuper ea</span>). 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 <span class="accented">meal</span>, compounded of <span class="accented">min</span> and <span class="accented">al</span>, and meaning" from upon," being used of persons or things which go away <span class="accented">from</span> the place <span class="accented">in</span> or <span class="accented">upon</span> which they had been. <span class="cmt_word">And come not nigh the door of her house;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> 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 - <p><span class="accented">"He that would no evil do<br />Must do nothing that 'longeth [i.e. <span class="implied">belongeth</span>] thereto."</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/5-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Keep your path</span><br /><span class="heb">דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḏar·ke·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far</span><br /><span class="heb">הַרְחֵ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(har·ḥêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7368.htm">Strong's 7368: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become far or distant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from her;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go near</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7126.htm">Strong's 7126: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come near, approach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the door</span><br /><span class="heb">פֶּ֥תַח</span> <span class="translit">(pe·ṯaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6607.htm">Strong's 6607: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, entrance way</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of her house,</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּיתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 5:8 Remove your way far from her (Prov. 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