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Proverbs 2:16 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 2 · verse 16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;Proverbs 2:16 · King James Version
Proverbs 2:16 in context
14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- flatterethchâlaqto be smoothH2505 →
- strangernokrîystrange, in a variety of degrees and applicationsH5237 →
- delivernâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- strangezûwrto turn asideH2114 →
- womanʼishshâha womanH802 →
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The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2. What good use we should make of the wisdom God gives us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22