Proverbs 5:17

5:17 Let them be for yourself ¹  alone,

and not for strangers with you. ² 

Proverbs 7:1

Admonition to Avoid the Wiles of the Adulteress ³ 

7:1 My child, ⁴  keep my words

and treasure up my commands in your own keeping. ⁵ 

Proverbs 8:18

8:18 Riches and honor are with me,

long-lasting wealth and righteousness.

[5:17]  ¹ tn The ל (lamed) preposition denotes possession: “for you” = “yours.” The term לְבַדֶּךָ (lÿvadekha) is appositional, underscoring the possession as exclusive.

[5:17]  ² sn The point is that what is private is not to be shared with strangers; it belongs in the home and in the marriage. The water from that cistern is not to be channeled to strangers or to the public.

[7:1]  ³ sn The chapter begins with the important teaching of the father (1-5), then it focuses on the seduction: first of the victim (6-9), then the temptress (10-12), then the seduction (13-20), and the capitulation (21-23); the chapter concludes with the deadly results of consorting (24-27).

[7:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “my son.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “within you” (so NASB, NIV); KJV, ASV, NRSV “with you.” BDB 860 s.v. צָפַן Qal.1 suggests that “within you” means “in your own keeping.”