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Proverbs 2:16
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Proverbs 2:16
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16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
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Proverbs 2:16
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Proverbs 2:16
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16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,(A)
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Proverbs 23:27
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Proverbs 23:27
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27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
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Proverbs 23:27
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Proverbs 23:27
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27 for an adulterous woman is a deep pit,(A)
and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
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Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 22:14
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Proverbs 6:24
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Proverbs 6:24
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24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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Proverbs 6:24
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Proverbs 6:24
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24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife,
from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.(A)
Proverbs 7:5-23
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Proverbs 7:5-23
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5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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Proverbs 7:5-23
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Proverbs 7:5-23
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5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(A)
6 At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(B)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight,(C) as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(D) and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)(E)
13 She took hold of him(F) and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:(G)
14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering(H) at home.
15 So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed(I)
with myrrh,(J) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(K)
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(L)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](M)
23 till an arrow pierces(N) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(O)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Nehemiah 13:26-27
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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Nehemiah 13:26-27
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26 Was it not because of marriages like these that Solomon king of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him.(A) He was loved by his God,(B) and God made him king over all Israel, but even he was led into sin by foreign women.(C) 27 Must we hear now that you too are doing all this terrible wickedness and are being unfaithful to our God by marrying(D) foreign women?”
Genesis 39:3-12
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Genesis 39:3-12
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3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
5 And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
7 And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
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Genesis 39:3-12
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Genesis 39:3-12
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3 When his master saw that the Lord was with him(A) and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,(B) 4 Joseph found favor in his eyes(C) and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,(D) and he entrusted to his care everything he owned.(E) 5 From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household(F) of the Egyptian because of Joseph.(G) The blessing of the Lord was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.(H) 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care;(I) with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,(J) 7 and after a while his master’s wife took notice of Joseph and said, “Come to bed with me!”(K)
8 But he refused.(L) “With me in charge,” he told her, “my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care.(M) 9 No one is greater in this house than I am.(N) My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?”(O) 10 And though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused(P) to go to bed with her or even be with her.
11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties,(Q) and none of the household servants(R) was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak(S) and said, “Come to bed with me!”(T) But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.(U)
Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
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Proverbs 29:5
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Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Proverbs 5:3-20
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Proverbs 5:3-20
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3 For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;
11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!
14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.
16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.
18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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Proverbs 5:3-20
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Proverbs 5:3-20
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3 For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey,
and her speech is smoother than oil;(A)
4 but in the end she is bitter as gall,(B)
sharp as a double-edged sword.
5 Her feet go down to death;
her steps lead straight to the grave.(C)
6 She gives no thought to the way of life;
her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(D)
7 Now then, my sons, listen(E) to me;
do not turn aside from what I say.
8 Keep to a path far from her,(F)
do not go near the door of her house,
9 lest you lose your honor to others
and your dignity[a] to one who is cruel,
10 lest strangers feast on your wealth
and your toil enrich the house of another.(G)
11 At the end of your life you will groan,
when your flesh and body are spent.
12 You will say, “How I hated discipline!
How my heart spurned correction!(H)
13 I would not obey my teachers
or turn my ear to my instructors.
14 And I was soon in serious trouble(I)
in the assembly of God’s people.”(J)
15 Drink water from your own cistern,
running water from your own well.
16 Should your springs overflow in the streets,
your streams of water in the public squares?
17 Let them be yours alone,
never to be shared with strangers.
18 May your fountain(K) be blessed,
and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.(L)
19 A loving doe, a graceful deer(M)—
may her breasts satisfy you always,
may you ever be intoxicated with her love.
20 Why, my son, be intoxicated with another man’s wife?
Why embrace the bosom of a wayward woman?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 5:9 Or years
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