Proverbs 2:16
to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
17who forsakes the companion of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that LORD was with him, and that LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Judges 14:17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her because she pressed him greatly. And she told the riddle to the sons of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an interloping woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep thee from the interloping woman, from the stranger who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 23:27For a harlot is a deep ditch, and an interloping woman is a narrow pit.
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →