Proverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
In Context
24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;
2 Kings 9:30And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window.
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse; Thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, With one chain of thy neck.
Matthew 5:28But *I* say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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 →