Other translations
American Standard Version
Give not thy strength unto women, Nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not give your strength to women and your ways for the provisions of Kings
Darby Bible Translation
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Give not thy substance to women, and thy riches to destroy kings.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
God's Word
Don't give your strength to women or your power to those who ruin kings.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't spend your energy on women or your efforts on those who destroy kings.
International Standard Version
Never devote all your energy to sex, or dedicate your life to destroying kings.
NET Bible
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which ruins kings.
New American Standard Bible
Do not give your strength to women, Or your ways to that which destroys kings.
New International Version
Do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.
New Living Translation
do not waste your strength on women, on those who ruin kings.
Webster's Bible Translation
Give not thy strength to women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
The World English Bible
Don't give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
EasyEnglish Bible
Do not chase after women and lose your strength. Women like that have destroyed kings.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.
New Life Version
Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which destroys kings.
The Voice Bible
Do not waste your strength on women or invest yourself in women who would destroy even kings.
Living Bible
do not spend your time with women—the royal pathway to destruction.
New Catholic Bible
Do not surrender your vigor to women or consort with those who cause the ruin of kings.
Legacy Standard Bible
Do not give your excellence to women, Or your ways to that which blots out kings.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Do not give thy strength nor thy ways unto the women who destroy kings.
Christian Standard Bible
Don’t spend your energy on women or your efforts on those who destroy kings.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Give not your strength to [loose] women, nor your ways to those who and that which ruin and destroy kings.
New Century Version
Don’t waste your strength on women or your time on those who ruin kings.
The Message
“Oh, son of mine, what can you be thinking of! Child whom I bore! The son I dedicated to God! Don’t dilute your strength on fortune-hunting women, promiscuous women who shipwreck leaders.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Do not give your strength to women. Do not give your ways to those who destroy kings.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
Good News Translation®
Don't spend all your energy on sex and all your money on women; they have destroyed kings.
Wycliffe Bible
Give thou not thy chattel to women (Give thou not all thy substance to women), and thy riches to do away kings.
Contemporary English Version
Don't waste your life chasing after women! This has ruined many kings.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
Common English Bible © 2011
Don’t give your strength to women, your ways to those who wipe out kings.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor concubines], Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
English Standard Version Anglicised
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Do not give your vigor to women, or your strength to those who ruin kings.
New American Standard Bible
Do not give your strength to women, Or your ways to that which destroys kings.
The Expanded Bible
Don’t waste your strength on women or your ·time [ways] on those who ·ruin [wipe out; destroy] kings.
Tree of Life Version
do not give your vigor to women, or your ways to what ruins kings.
Revised Standard Version
Give not your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
New International Reader's Version
Don’t waste your strength on women. Don’t waste it on those who destroy kings.
BRG Bible
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
Complete Jewish Bible
Don’t give your strength to women or your ways to that which destroys kings.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Do not give your strength to women, your ways to those who destroy kings.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Give not thy strength unto nashim, nor thy drakhim to that which destroyeth melachim.
Names of God Bible
Don’t give your strength to women or your power to those who ruin kings.
Modern English Version
Do not give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
Easy-to-Read Version
Don’t waste your strength on women. Women destroy kings, so don’t waste yourself on them.
International Children’s Bible
Don’t waste your strength on women. Don’t waste your time on those who ruin kings.
Lexham English Bible
Do not give your strength to the women, and your ways to destroy kings.
New International Version - UK
Do not spend your strength on women, your vigour on those who ruin kings.