Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

In Context

23For, a lamp, is the commandment, and, the instruction, a light, and, the way of life, are the reproofs of correction:

25Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;

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Cross References

Proverbs 5:3For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;

Ecclesiastes 7:26I, could indeed find, to be, more bitter than death, the woman, whose heart is, snares and nets, and her hands, bonds,—whoso is pleasing before God, shall escape from her, but, he that sinneth, shall be captured by her.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 6:21-35

Parental Cautions; Cautions against Impurity. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange… Read the whole commentary →

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