Proverbs 6:25
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
In Context
24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
2 Kings 9:30And when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it ; and she painted her face, and adorned her head, and looked out at a window.
Song of Solomon 4:9Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thy eyes, with one chain of thy neck.
Matthew 5:28But I say to you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
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 →