Proverbs 7:5
So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
In Context
4Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:
6Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
Proverbs 6:24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:2-6
The Word of God Recommended. 1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. These verses are an introduction to his warning against fleshly lusts, much the same with that, ch. vi.… Read the whole commentary →