Proverbs 2:16
To deliver you from the strange woman,even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
New Heart English 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 it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; 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 neighborspreads 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 →