Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
In Context
15Whose paths [are] crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.
17Who is forsaking the guide of her youth, And the covenant of her God hath forgotten.
Cross References
Genesis 39:3and his lord seeth that Jehovah is with him, and all that he is doing Jehovah is causing to prosper in his hand,
Judges 14:17And she weepeth for it the seven days [in] which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth [it] to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.
Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And smoother than oil [is] her mouth,
Proverbs 7:5To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.
Proverbs 23:27For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.
Proverbs 29:5A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.
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 →