Proverbs 6:24
They shall guard thee from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the unchaste woman.
Noyes Bible
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 commandment is a lamp, and instruction a light; Yea, the rebukes of correction lead to life.
25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, Nor let her catch thee with her eyelids;
Cross References
Proverbs 5:3Truly, the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil;
Ecclesiastes 7:26And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
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 →