Proverbs 5:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And strangersזָרִ֣ים
(za·rim)
2114a: to be a strangera prim. root
will be filledיִשְׂבְּע֣וּ
(yis·be·'u)
7646: to be sated, satisfied or surfeiteda prim. root
with your strengthכֹּחֶ֑ךָ
(ko·che·cha;)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
And your hard-earned goodsוַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ
(va·'a·tza·vei·cha)
6089a: a hurt, pain, toilfrom atsab
[will go] to the houseבְּבֵ֣ית
(be·veit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of an alien;נָכְרִֽי׃
(na·che·ri.)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker


















KJV Lexicon
Lest strangers
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
be filled
saba`  (saw-bah')
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction -- have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
with thy wealth
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
and thy labours
`etseb  (eh'-tseb)
an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind): grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
be in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of a stranger
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

King James Bible
Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
strangers will drain your resources, and your earnings will end up in a foreigner's house.

International Standard Version
so that strangers don't enrich themselves at your expense, and your work won't end up the possession of foreigners.

NET Bible
lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man's house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And foreigners will be filled with your power and your labor enter into the house of strangers

GOD'S WORD® Translation
or strangers will benefit from your strength and you will have to work hard in a pagan's house.

King James 2000 Bible
Lest strangers be filled with your wealth; and your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
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