that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
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that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words.
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Passages linked to Proverbs 7:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Proverbs 2:16 to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,
- Proverbs 6:24 to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
- Proverbs 5:3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey. Her mouth is smoother than oil,
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Pro 7:5 That they may keep thee from the…
Pro 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
Ver. 5. That they may keep thee.] The "wisdom from above" can and will preserve a man from hankering after strange flesh. The world’s wizards have been most of them tacked and tainted with this vice, and that by a just hand of God upon them, for the contempt of religion, {Rom 1:28} which is indeed the most excellent preservative. Hence, when the apostle had said, {1Ti 4:7} "exercise godliness," he adds, as a motive, "Godliness is profitable to all things," Pro 7:8. See further for this, Pro 23:26-27; Pro 2:16; Pro 6:23-24. {See Trapp on "Pro 23:26"} {See Trapp on "Pro 23:27"} {See Trapp on "Pro 2:16" {See Trapp on "Pro 6:23"} {See Trapp on "Pro 6:24"}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain This privilege Solomon doth so oft inculcate, either because…
This privilege Solomon doth so oft inculcate, either because he found in himself the great power and besotting nature of lustful inclinations: or because he observed these vices to abound more in his time, in which peace and prosperity made way for luxury and uncleanness.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain That they may keep thee from the strange woman,....…
That they may keep thee from the strange woman,.... Nothing has a greater tendency than Christ and his Gospel, and an intimate acquaintance with them, and a retention of them, to keep from all sin, from all fleshly lusts, from the sin of uncleanness; and also from all the errors, heresies, idolatry, superstition, and will worship, of the whore of Rome; a stranger to God and true godliness, to Christ and his truths, the Spirit and his operations;
from the stranger which flattereth with her words; See Gill on Pro 2:16; see Gill on Pro 5:3, and see Gill on Pro 6:24.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 5. The strange woman] The prostitute, the adulteress.
Verse 5. The strange woman] The prostitute, the adulteress.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Pro 7:5. That they may keep thee from the…
Pro 7:5. That they may keep thee from the strange woman — One reason why Solomon so often cautions his disciple in this manner, and inculcates upon him the important duty of shunning all acquaintance with lewd women, probably was because he observed those vices to abound more than they had formerly done in his time, in which peace and prosperity had made way for luxury and uncleanness.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Thine. But another’s, ver. 19. Give thy heart to…
Thine. But another’s, ver. 19. Give thy heart to wisdom, that it may be guarded against impure love.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain The design of the teaching (compare Pro 2:16; Pro…
The design of the teaching (compare Pro 2:16; Pro 6:24).
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Keep (or guard) thee — This is the…
5. Keep (or guard) thee — This is the special reason why so much attention should be paid to wisdom and discernment.
Strange woman — The vile or voluptuous woman.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 5. strange woman … stranger] See Pro_2:16, note.
5. strange woman … stranger] See Pro_2:16, note.
flattereth with] “Heb. maketh smooth her words,” R.V. marg.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain That they may keep thee from the strange woman.…
That they may keep thee from the strange woman. (see on Pro_2:16 Pro_6:24) When the heart is filled with the love of what is good, it is armed against the seductions of evil pleasure or whatever may entice the soul from God and duty. Septuagint, "That she (Wisdom) may keep thee from the strange and evil woman, if she should assail thee with gracious words."
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain That they may keep thee from the strange woman.
Pro_7:5
That they may keep thee from the strange woman.
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Heavenly wisdom protective
I. Knowledge is a special means to keep us from wantonness.
1. By way of excellency. Wisdom is far more beautiful than the fairest strumpet in the world.
2. By her good counsel. Wisdom will advise thee for thy good.
3. By sweet and pleasant discourse far more pleasant to a pious heart than all the wanton songs in the world.
4. By arming thee against all objections. Keep in with knowledge, and thou shalt be sure to keep out of harlots paws.
II. The false woman is a stranger. Possibly in the sense of being a foreigner, and not considering herself in the control of our moral laws.
1. A stranger in regard to marriage. Then thou hast no right to her.
2. A stranger in regard to carriage. Thou canst not look for any good respect from her.
III. The false woman is a flatterer.
1. The difference between her words and her deeds prove it. She speaks like a friend, and acts like an enemy.
2. The difference between her first and her last words proves it. She will surely turn against thee when thy money is spent. She will sink thee with fair words. (Francis Taylor, B. D.)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 7:5 Loving wisdom will leave no room for a…
7:5 Loving wisdom will leave no room for a promiscuous woman, whose arsenal includes flattery that appeals to a young man’s vanity.
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