Proverbs 7:5

Proverbs 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
• New International Version (NIV)They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.

Context of Proverbs 7:5

3Keep it always in front of you. Think about my message all the time, as if you have written it on your heart. 4Love wisdom in the same way that you love your sister. Be very careful to understand what is right. If you do that, it will keep you safe from sin. You will not agree to sleep with an adulteress or a prostitute when she speaks sweet words to you. 6Once I was looking out through the window of my house. 7I saw a group of silly young men. One of them was not wise at all.

Proverbs 7:5 word by word

לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That they may keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: guardH8104
• thee from the strangeזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• from the strangerנׇכְרִיnokrîy · foreignH5237
• flatterethחָלַקchâlaq · to smoothH2505
• with her wordsאֵמֶר'êmer · wordH561

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:5

• Proverbs 2:16If you have wisdom, you will not listen to the sweet words of a prostitute. A woman who likes to have sex with many men will not deceive you.
• Proverbs 5:3Do not listen to the words of an adulteress. She promises something as sweet as honey and as beautiful as olive oil.
• Proverbs 6:24They will keep you safe from any bad woman, so that the sweet words of an adulteress will not deceive you.

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The strange woman - The prostitute, the adulteress.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Wisdom leaves no room for a woman who uses flattery to appeal to a young man's vanity.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. The design of the teaching (compare Pr 2:16; 6:24).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:5

• Adultery
• Chastity
• Flattery
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Strange Woman
• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Harlot
• Loud
• Adultery
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 7

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings