Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
    and call insight your intimate friend,
to keep you from (A)the forbidden[a] woman,
    from (B)the adulteress[b] with her smooth words.

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew strange
  2. Proverbs 7:5 Hebrew the foreign woman

Say to wisdom, “You’re my sister!”
    and call understanding your close relative,
so they can keep you from an adulterous woman,
    from the immoral woman with her seductive words.

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21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
    with (A)her smooth talk she compels him.

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21 She leads him astray with great persuasion;
    with flattering lips she seduces him.

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth works ruin.

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28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
    and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

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23 Whoever (A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than (B)he who flatters with his tongue.

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23 Whoever rebukes a man will later on find more favor
    than someone who flatters with his words.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 28:23 Lit. tongue

(A)A man who flatters his neighbor
    spreads (B)a net for his feet.

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A strong man who flatters his neighbor
    is setting a trap where he walks.[a]

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Notas al pie

  1. Proverbs 29:5 Lit. trap for his footsteps