Proverbs 2:16
It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
17who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
Judges 14:17She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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 →