Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, 1 Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose ways are crooked, 1 And they froward in their paths: 1
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, 1 And forgetteth the covenant of her God. 1
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Judges 14:17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as a honeycomb, 1 And her mouth is smoother than oil: 1
Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, 1 From the stranger which flattereth with her words. 1
Proverbs 23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; 1 And a strange woman is a narrow pit. 1
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour 1 Spreadeth a net for his feet. 1
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 →