Proverbs 2:16
to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,
17who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;
Cross References
Genesis 39:3His master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.
Judges 14:17She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
Proverbs 7:5that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
Proverbs 23:27For a prostitute is a deep pit; and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Proverbs 29:5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
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 →