Proverbs 5:11

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
mourn	וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ ve.na.ham.Ta	H5098	to growl · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
last	בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ ve.'a.cha.ri.Te.kha	H319	the last or end · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
flesh	בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ be.sa.re.kha	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
body	וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ u.she.'e.Re.kha	H7607	flesh (as swelling out) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
consumed	בִּכְל֥וֹת bikh.Lot	H3615	to end · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct

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Cross-references

Romans 6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Revelation 22:15 For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
Numbers 5:27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husban…
Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
Deuteronomy 32:29 O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Proverbs 7:23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Jeremiah 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end th…
1 Corinthians 5:4-5 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:1-14

Here we have, I. A solemn preface, to introduce the caution which follows, Pro 5:1, Pro 5:2. Solomon here addresses himself to his son, that is, to all young men, as unto his children, whom he has an affection for and some influence upon. In God's name, he demands attention; for he writes by divine inspiration, and is a prophet, though he begins not with, Thus saith the Lord. "Attend, and bow thy ear; not only hear what is said, and read what is written, but apply thy mind to it and consider it diligently." To gain attention he urges, 1. The excellency of his discourse: "It is my wisdom, my understanding; if I undertake to teach thee wisdom I cannot prescribe any thing to be more properly ca…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:11

at the last--the end, or reward (compare Pro 5:4). mourn--roar in pain. flesh and . . . body--the whole person under incurable disease.

John Gill on Proverbs 5:11

And thou mourn at the last,.... Or roar as a lion, as the word (s) signifies; see Proverbs 19:12; expressing great distress of mind, horror of conscience, and vehement lamentations; and yet not having and exercising true repentance, but declaring a worldly sorrow, which worketh death. This mourning is too late, and not so much on account of the evil of sin as the evil that comes by it; it is when the man could have no pleasure from it and in it; when he has not only lost his substance by it, but his health also, the loss of both which must be very distressing: it is at the end of life, in his last days; in his old age, as the Syriac version, when he can no longer pursue his unclean practices…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 5:7-11

The eighth discourse springs out of the conclusion of the seventh, and connects itself by its reflective מעליה so closely with it that it appears as its continuation; but the new beginning and its contents included in it, referring only to social life, secures its relative independence. The poet derives the warning against intercourse with the adulteress from the preceding discourse, and grounds it on the destructive consequences. 7 And now, ye sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Hold thy path far from her neighbourhood, And come not to the door of her house! 9 That thou mayest not give the freshness of thy youth to another, Nor thy years to the cruel one; 10…

The Church Fathers

And you moan at the last, etc. To be prefixed from above, Lest perhaps. And the sense is: Therefore keep yourself chaste, lest you be forced to groan in punishments, when not only the carnal allurements pass away, but also with the body itself being left, the soul, which acted through the body, is compelled to render all things. Indeed, it often happens in this life that those who dissipated their possessions living luxuriously in youth, fall into poverty in old age. And as the heat of the flesh cools, and the flower of youth withers, they see others using their own goods, which they sold to lust, and, groaning with late repentance, say what follows:
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Roe — (Heb. tsebi), properly the gazelle (Arab. ghazal), permitted for food (Deut. 14:5; comp. Deut. 12:15, 22; 15:22; 1 Kings 4:23), noted for its swiftness and beauty and grace of form (2 Sam. 2:18; 1…
Adultery · 24:15-18;31:1,9-12; — 24:15-18;31:1,9-12;
Harlot (Prostitute) · To be shunned — To be shunned
Lasciviousness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Remorse · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Young Men · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:11

John Gill on Proverbs 5:11

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 5:7-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 5:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 5:11

John Gill on Proverbs 5:11

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 5:7-11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 5:11

Rashi on Proverbs 5:11