The Meaning of Proverbs 5:17 Explained

Proverbs 5:17

KJV: Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

YLT: Let them be to thee for thyself, And not to strangers with thee.

Darby: Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.

ASV: Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 5:17?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 5:17 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:17 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 5:17?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let them be only thine own, and not strangers'  with thee. 

What does Proverbs 5:17 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 5

1  Solomon exhorts to wisdom
3  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

What do the individual words in Proverbs 5:17 mean?

Let them be your own only and not for strangers with you
יִֽהְיוּ־ לְךָ֥ לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֖ין לְזָרִ֣ים אִתָּֽךְ

יִֽהְיוּ־  Let  them  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לְךָ֥  your  own 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ  only 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּד 
Sense: alone, by itself, besides, a part, separation, being alone.
וְאֵ֖ין  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
לְזָרִ֣ים  for  strangers 
Parse: Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: זוּר 
Sense: to be strange, be a stranger.
אִתָּֽךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 5:17?

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