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Proverbs 7:5

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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 7:5 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
  • BSB that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
  • NKJV That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
  • NASB So that they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
  • NLT Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

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Quick answer

Wisdom keeps you safe from the adulteress and her flattering words. Embracing wisdom guards against seduction.

Overview

The purpose of loving wisdom is now stated: to be kept from the immoral woman whose smooth speech entices. Flattery is again identified as a key danger to the unwary. The verse introduces the cautionary tale that occupies the rest of the chapter.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 3

  • Prov 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
  • Prov 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
  • Prov 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
ADULTERYCHASTITYFLATTERYYOUNG MEN

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Proverbs videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on ProverbsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Wisdom personified, with God before creation and the agent of all things, anticipates Christ 'in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom' — the wisdom of God made flesh.

How Proverbs 7:5 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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That they may keepשָׁמַרthee from the strangeזוּרwomanאִשָּׁהfrom the strangerנׇכְרִיwhich flatterethחָלַקwith her wordsאֵמֶר
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