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Proverbs 6:24

It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute.

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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 instruction is a lamp, and the teaching is a light. The correction that comes from discipline is the way to life.

25Don't let your mind lust after her beauty, or let her hypnotize you with her fluttering eyelashes.

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an immoral woman may taste as sweet as honey, the kisses of her mouth may be as smooth as oil,

Ecclesiastes 7:26I discovered something more horrible than death: foolishness like a woman who tries to entrap you, who wants to use her mind and hands to catch you and tie you up. Those who follow God will not be caught, but sinners will fall into her trap.

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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