Proverbs 2:16
To save thee from the isha zarah (strange woman), 1 even from the nokhriyah (strange [immoral] woman) which useth smooth words; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose orkhot (paths) are crooked ones, 1 and they are devious in their ma'agalot (paths). 1
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And adonav saw that Hashem was with him, and that Hashem caused all that he did matzliach in his yad.
Judges 14:17And she wept before him the shivat hayamim, while their mishteh lasted; and it came to pass on the yom hashevi'i, that he told her, because of the pressing of her nagging; and she told the khidah to the bnei of her Am (People).
Proverbs 5:3For the sfatayim (lips) of a zarah (strange woman) drip as a honeycomb, 1 and her mouth is smoother than shemen (olive oil); 1
Proverbs 7:5That they may be shomer over thee and keep thee from the zarah, 1 from the nokhriyah with her smooth words. 1
Proverbs 23:27For a zonah is a deep pit, 1 and a nokhriyah (strange woman, foreign woman, seductress, unfaithful wife) is a narrow well. 1
Proverbs 29:5A gever that flattereth his neighbor 1 spreadeth a reshet (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 →