Proverbs 2:16
Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, 1 from an immoral woman and her flattering words. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15They follow crooked paths, 1 and using deception they hide their tracks. 1
17She forsakes the companion of her youth 1 and forgets the covenant of her God. 1
Cross References
Genesis 39:3His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did.
Judges 14:17She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip with honey 1 and her mouth is smoother than oil, 1
Proverbs 7:5in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, 1 from the immoral woman with her smooth words. 1
Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit, 1 and an immoral woman is a narrow well. 1
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor 1 is spreading a 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 →