Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the adulteress, from the alien woman that useth flattering speeches;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Who as regardeth their paths are crooked, and froward in their tracks.
17That forsaketh the friend of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And when his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord caused 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 had worried him: and she told [the solution of] the riddle to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For as of fine honey drop the lips of an adulterous woman, and smoother than oil is her palate;
Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from an adulterous woman, from an alien that useth flattering speeches.
Proverbs 23:27For a harlot is a deep ditch, and a strange woman is a narrow well.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his steps.
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 →