Proverbs 2:16
To deliver you from the strange woman, || From the stranger who has made her sayings smooth,
Literal Standard Version
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, || Indeed, they are perverted in their ways.
17Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, || And has forgotten the covenant of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3and his lord sees that YHWH is with him, and all that he is doing YHWH is causing to prosper in his hand,
Judges 14:17And she weeps for it the seven days [in] which their banquet has been, and it comes to pass on the seventh day that he declares [it] to her, for she has distressed him; and she declares the riddle to the sons of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, || And her mouth [is] smoother than oil,
Proverbs 7:5To preserve you from a strange woman, || From a stranger who has made her sayings smooth.
Proverbs 23:27For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, || And a strange woman [is] a narrow pit.
Proverbs 29:5A man taking a portion above his neighbor, || Spreads a net for his own 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 →