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Proverbs 5:10

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Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
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  1. Hosea 7:9Rank 1 from verse 10
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    9Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not.

  2. Proverbs 6:35Rank 2 from verse 10
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    35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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    3Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.

  4. Luke 15:30Rank 4 from verse 10
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    30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

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Proverbs 5:10

COMBINED MEANING

lest

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For fear that, to prevent the possibility that, or so that an undesired or warned-of result may not occur.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

filled

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.

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COMBINED MEANING

wealth

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1. Riches, possessions, or material resources. 2. Prosperity, welfare, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

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11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

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