Proverbs 7:5
That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
6For I look out of the window of my house through the lattice,
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16That thou mayst be delivered from the strange women, and from the stranger, who softeneth her words:
Proverbs 6:24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
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 →