Proverbs 2:16
That thou mayest be deliuered also from the straunge woman, and from her that is not thine owne, which geueth sweete wordes,
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose wayes are croked, and they frowarde in their pathes.
17Forsaketh the husbande of her youth, & forgetteth the couenaunt of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his maister saw that God was with hym, and that God made all that he dyd to prosper in his hande.
Judges 14:17And Samsons wyfe wept before him seuen dayes, whyle the feast lasted: And the seuenth day he told her, because she lay so sore vpo him. And she tolde the riddle to the children of her folke.
Proverbs 5:3For the lippes of a straunge woman are a dropping hony combe, and her throte is more glistering then oyle:
Proverbs 7:5That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes.
Proverbs 23:27For an whore is a deepe graue, and a straunge woman is a narowe pit.
Proverbs 29:5Who so flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feete.
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 →