Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 5:8-14
Proverbs 5:8-14. Come not nigh the door of her house Lest thine eyes affect thy heart, and her allurements prevail over thee. Lest thou give thine honour Thy dignity and reputation, the strength and vigour of thy body and mind; unto others Unto whores, and their base attendants; and thy years The flower of thine age, and thy precious time, unto the cruel To the harlot, who, though she pretends love, yet, in truth, is one of the most cruel creatures in the world, wasting thy estate... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 5:8
Remove thy way far from her. In other words, this is the same as St. Paul counsels, "Flee fornication" ( 1 Corinthians 6:14 ). From her ( mealeyah ; desuper ea ) . The term conveys the impression that the youth has come within the compass of her temptations, or that in the highest degree he is liable to them. The Hebrew meal, compounded of min and al, and meaning" from upon," being used of persons or things which go away from the place in or upon which they had been. ... read more