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Proverbs 7:5
5Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
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
3Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. 4Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. 6While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain, 7I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:5 word by word
לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:5
- Proverbs 2:16Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
- Proverbs 6:24It will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
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
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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
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