Proverbs 7:4-5
Christian Standard Bible
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”(A)
and call understanding your relative.
5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a wayward woman with her flattering talk.(B)
Proverbs 7:4-5
Lexham English Bible
4 Say to wisdom,[a] “you are my sister,”
and you shall call insight,[b] “intimate friend.”[c]
5 In order to guard yourself from an adulteress,[d]
from the foreigner who makes her words smooth.[e]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:4 Hebrew “the wisdom”
- Proverbs 7:4 Hebrew “the insight”
- Proverbs 7:4 Literally “one who is known.” To “know” is often a euphemism for intercourse. Therefore “intimate friend” may also be read “lover.”
- Proverbs 7:5 Literally “a strange woman”
- Proverbs 7:5 Literally “causes to be smooth her words”
Proverbs 7:21
Christian Standard Bible
21 She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.
Proverbs 7:21
Lexham English Bible
21 She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings;
with her smooth lips she compels him.
Proverbs 26:28
Christian Standard Bible
28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,
and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
Proverbs 26:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 28:23
Lexham English Bible
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 A person who flatters his neighbor
spreads a net for his feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:5
Lexham English Bible
5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor
is spreading a net for his feet.
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