Proverbs 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Honour — Thy dignity and reputation, the strength of thy body and mind. Years — The flower of thine age. The cruel — To the harlot, who though she pretends love, yet in truth is one of the most cruel creatures in the world, wasting thy estate and body without pity, and damming thy soul for ever.

Proverbs 5:9

9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: