Proverbs 2:16
And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master sawe that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that hee did to prosper in his hande.
Judges 14:17Then Samsons wife wept before him seuen dayes, while their feast lasted: and when the seuenth day came he tolde her, because she was importunate vpon him: so she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.
Proverbs 7:5That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
Proverbs 23:27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.
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 →