SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:9
para que no des a los extraños tu honor, y tus años al cruel;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 5:9
Verse 9. Lest thou give thine honour ] The character of a debauchee is universally detested: by this, even those of noble blood lose their honour and respect. Thy years unto the cruel ] Though all the blandishments of love dwell on the tongue, and the excess of fondness appear in the whole demeanor of the harlot and the prostitute; yet cruelty has its throne in their hearts; and they will rob and murder (when it appears to answer their ends) those who give their strength, their wealth, and their years to them. The unfaithful wife has often murdered her own husband for the sake of her paramour, and has given him over to justice in order to save herself.
Murders have often taken place in brothels, as well as robberies; for the vice of prostitution is one of the parents of cruelty.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 9. Lest thou give thine honour unto others , etc.] To strumpets, their children, attendants, servants, and friends; that is, either wealth or riches, which make men honourable; or their three, credit, and reputation, which are lost by keeping company with such persons; or the outward comeliness of the body, and inward rigour of the mind, which are impaired by adulterous practices. The Targum renders it, “thy strength”; and so the Syriac version, “thy strength of body”, which is enervated by such impurities; (see Proverbs 31:3); compare with this the kings of the earth that commit fornication with the whore of Rome, giving their power and strength to the beast, ( Revelation 17:2,13). Jarchi’s note is, “lest thine heart has respect to other gods, to give them the glory of thine honour and praise;” and so understands it not of corporeal but of spiritual adultery or idolatry: the Septuagint and Arabic versions are, “thy life”; which agrees with what follows; and thy years unto the cruel ; youthful years, the flower of age, consumed by the cruel lust of uncleanness, which preys upon and wastes both body and substance, and cuts them off in the prime of days; and deprives of years which otherwise, according to the course of nature, and in all probability, might be arrived unto: so harlots, in Plautus f110 , are said to sup the blood of men, and to deprive of goods, light, honour, and friends f111 .
And the harlot herself may be here meant; who, when she has got what she can, has no pity on the man she has ruined, and even will not stick to take away his life upon occasion; as well as is the cause and means of the damnation of his soul: or the jealous husband of the adulterous woman, who will not spare the adulterer when taken by him; or her brethren, her relations and friends; or her other gallants and co-rivals, who, when they have opportunity, will avenge themselves; or the civil magistrate, who executes judgment without mercy on such delinquents, this being a sin punished with death. Jarchi interprets the “cruel” of the prince of hell, the devil; and so the Midrash of the angel of death. The character well agrees with the antichristian beast, the whore of Rome; who, by her sorceries and fornications, has destroyed millions of souls.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some, by the adulterous woman, here understand idolatry false doctrine, which tends to lead astray men's minds and manners; but the direct view is to warn against seventh-commandment sins. Ofte these have been, and still are, Satan's method of drawing men from the worship of God into false religion. Consider how fatal the consequences; how bitter the fruit! Take it any way, it wounds. I leads to the torments of hell. The direct tendency of this sin is to the destruction of body and soul. We must carefully avoid every thin which may be a step towards it. Those who would be kept from harm, mus keep out of harm's way. If we thrust ourselves into temptation we moc God when we pray, Lead us not into temptation. How many mischief attend this sin! It blasts the reputation; it wastes time; it ruins the estate; it is destructive to health; it will fill the mind with horror Though thou art merry now, yet sooner or later it will bring sorrow The convinced sinner reproaches himself, and makes no excuse for his folly. By the frequent acts of sin, the habits of it become rooted an confirmed. By a miracle of mercy true repentance may prevent the dreadful consequences of such sins; but this is not often; far more di as they have lived. What can express the case of the self-ruined sinne in the eternal world, enduring the remorse of his conscience!
Original Hebrew
פן 6435 תתן 5414 לאחרים 312 הודך 1935 ושׁנתיך 8141 לאכזרי׃ 394
