Proverbs 6:24
to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
World English Bible British
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 the law is light. Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
Ecclesiastes 7:26I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared 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 →