Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Proverbs 6:24

BSB

to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

AKJV

To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

CPDV

So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.

ERV

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.

NHEB

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the foreign woman.

SMT

To watch thee from the woman of evil, from the smoothness of the strange tongue.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Proverbs 6:24

TokeepH8104VerbtheefromtheevilH7451 womanH802Noun FemininefromtheflatteryH2513Noun FeminineofthetongueH3956Noun MasculineofastrangewomanH5237Adjective

Commentary for Proverbs 6:24

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Proverbs 6:24

Summary

Protection from seductive women required

Event

Warning against adulterous women

Estimated Time Period

c. 950 BC