Proverbs 5:8

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

Cross-reference

Proverbs 4:15 gives a nearly identical command to avoid evil paths, reinforcing the principle of physical and moral separation from temptation.

Proverbs 7:8 depicts the young man doing exactly what 5:8 warns against — walking near her house, showing the failure to heed the command.

Proverbs 7:25 commands 'do not let your heart turn aside to her ways' — a direct parallel to the warning in 5:8 to stay far from her door.

Proverbs 29:3 warns that a companion of harlots squanders wealth — the same outcome that 5:8 seeks to avoid by staying far from the adulteress.

Proverbs 6:27 Related theme

Proverbs 6:27 uses fire imagery to illustrate the danger of adultery, providing a reason for the command here to stay far from the adulteress.

Proverbs 6:28 Related theme

Proverbs 6:28 continues the fire metaphor, emphasizing the inevitability of harm, which underlies the warning here to avoid proximity to sin.

Proverbs 1:15 gives a similar warning: 'hold back your foot from their paths' — both urge avoiding a tempting path, here sinners, there the adulteress.

Genesis 39:10 shows Joseph literally obeying this command by refusing to be with Potiphar's wife, providing a biblical example of fleeing sin.

In Genesis 39:12, Joseph flees from Potiphar's wife, literally acting out the command to stay far from the forbidden woman's door.

1 Kings 11:1 shows Solomon ignoring this warning, loving foreign women and falling into idolatry — a stark contrast to keeping one's way far.

Matthew 5:29 commands radical avoidance of sin (tear out your eye) — echoing the same urgent 'keep your way far from her' principle.