Proverbs 7:5
in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, 1 from the immoral woman with her smooth words. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
In Context
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” 1 and call understanding your kinsman, 1
6At the window of my house 1 I was looking out through the lattice. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16Wisdom and discretion will save you from an adulterous woman, 1 from an immoral woman and her flattering words. 1
Proverbs 6:24It keeps you from the immoral woman, 1 from the smooth words of an immoral woman. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:2-6
The Word of God Recommended. 1 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. These verses are an introduction to his warning against fleshly lusts, much the same with that, ch. vi.… Read the whole commentary →