Remove your way far from her. Don’t come near the door of her house,
Parallel translations
- KJV Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
- BSB Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
- NKJV Remove your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,
- NASB Keep your way far from her, And do not go near the door of her house,
- NLT Stay away from her! Don’t go near the door of her house!
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Quick answer
Keep far from her and do not go near the door of her house. Wisdom avoids temptation by keeping a safe distance.
Overview
The counsel is decisive: stay far away and do not even approach the place of temptation. The wise do not test their strength near sin but flee from the occasion of it. This embodies the New Testament command to flee sexual immorality rather than risk its grip (1 Cor 6:18; 2 Tim 2:22).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Eph 5:11Have no fellowship with the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but rather even reprove them.
- Prov 7:25Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,
- Matt 6:13Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
- Prov 4:15Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
- Prov 6:27–28Can a man scoop fire into his lap, and his clothes not be burned?
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