Proverbs 6:24

to keep you from the immoral woman, 2 from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue. 1

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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 mitzvah ·instruction· is a lamp candle, 2 and the Torah ·Teaching· is light. 2 Reproofs of instruction are the way of life, 1

25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, 2 neither let her captivate you with her eyelids. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. 2 Her mouth is smoother than oil, 1

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 →

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