Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
King James Version
In Context
15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Judges 14:17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
Proverbs 29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth 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 →