Proverbs 6:24

to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

In Context

23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;

Ecclesiastes 7:26and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, [and] whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35

Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →

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