Proverbs 7:5
That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
6As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe,
Cross References
Proverbs 2:16And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
Proverbs 6:24To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
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 →