Proverbs 2:16
To remove thee far from the straight way, 1 And to estrange thee from a righteous purpose. 1 My son, let not evil counsel overtake thee, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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, 1 And their courses winding; 1
17Of her who has forsaken the instruction of her youth, 1 And forgotten the covenant of God. 1
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master knew that the Lord was with him, and the Lord prospers in his hands whatsoever he happens to do.
Judges 14:17And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For honey drops from the lips of a harlot, 1 Who for a season pleases thy palate: 1
Proverbs 7:5That she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, 1 If she should assail thee with flattering words. 1
Proverbs 23:27For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; 1 And a strange well is narrow. 1
Proverbs 29:5He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, 1 Entangles his own feet in it. 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 →