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Proverbs 6:25
25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
Proverbs 6:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not lust after her beauty in your heart, Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.
Context of Proverbs 6:25
23For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids; 26for by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul. 27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his garments not be burned?
Read all of Proverbs 6Proverbs 6:25 word by word
אַל־תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 6:25
- 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, and walked upon the roof of the king's house; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful;
- Matthew 5:28But I say unto you, that every one who looks upon a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
- James 1:14But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;
- 2 Kings 9:30And Jehu came to Jizreel; and Jezebel heard of it, and she put paint to her eyes, and decked her head, and looked out at the window.
- Isaiah 3:16And Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched-out neck and wanton eyes, and go along mincing, and making a tinkling with their feet;
Commentaries on Proverbs 6:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Neither let her take thee with her eye-lids - It is a very general custom in the East to paint the eye-lids. I have many Asiatic drawings in which this is expressed. They have a method of polishing the eyes with a preparation of antimony, so that they appear with an indescribable lustre; or, as one who mentions the fact from observation, "Their eyes appear to be swimming in bliss."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Eyelids - Possibly pointing to the Eastern custom of painting the eyes on the outside with kohl so as to give brightness and languishing expression.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-35Verses 20-35 The word of God has something to say to us upon all occasions. Let not faithful reproofs ever make us uneasy. When we consider how much this sin abounds, how heinous adultery is in its own nature, of what evil consequence it is, and how certainly it destroys the spiritual life in the soul, we shall not wonder that the cautions against it are so often repeated. Let us notice the subjects of this chapter. Let us remember Him who willingly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25The immoral woman uses flattering words and physical beauty to attract young men.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. One of the cautions of this instruction, avoid alluring beauty. take--or, "ensnare." eyelids--By painting the lashes, women enhanced beauty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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