Proverbs 2:16

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It will save you from the wayward woman, from the foreign woman with her flattering words,

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  • Prov 6:24 : 24 They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.
  • Prov 23:27 : 27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a narrow well is a deceitful woman.
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.
  • Prov 7:5-9 : 5 To keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words. 6 For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked out. 7 And I saw among the naive ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man lacking understanding. 8 Passing through the street near her corner, he took the path to her house. 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the dark of night and in deep darkness. 10 And behold, a woman came to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and sly of heart. 11 She is loud and rebellious; her feet do not stay at home. 12 Now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner, she lurks. 13 She took hold of him and kissed him; with a brazen face she said to him: 14 'I had to offer sacrifices of peace offerings; today I fulfilled my vows.' 15 'So I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.' 16 'I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egypt.' 17 'I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.' 18 'Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; let us delight ourselves with loving caresses.' 19 'For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.' 20 'He took a bag of silver with him and will not return home until the full moon.' 21 With her abundant persuasion, she entices him; with her smooth talk, she compels him. 22 He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles. 23 Until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird rushing into a trap, not realizing it will cost him his life.
  • Gen 39:3-9 : 3 His master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did. 4 Joseph found favor in his master's eyes and became his personal servant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted everything he owned to his care. 5 From the time he put Joseph in charge of his household and all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house on account of Joseph. The LORD's blessing was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance. 7 After some time, his master's wife looked at Joseph with desire and said, "Sleep with me." 8 But Joseph refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. 9 "No one in this house is greater than I am. He has not withheld anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" 10 Though she spoke to Joseph day after day, he refused to lie with her or even be with her. 11 One day, Joseph went into the house to do his work, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She caught him by his garment and said, "Sleep with me!" But Joseph left his garment in her hand, ran away, and went outside.
  • Neh 13:26-27 : 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women. 27 Must we then hear about you committing all this terrible evil, acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?
  • Prov 5:3-9 : 3 For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil. 4 But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. 6 She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it. 7 Now, my children, listen to me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth. 8 Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house. 9 Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel; 10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner. 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, and my heart despised correction!' 13 I did not listen to the voice of my teachers or incline my ear to my instructors. 14 I was on the verge of total ruin in the midst of the assembly and the congregation. 15 Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well. 16 Should your springs be scattered abroad, your streams of water in the public squares? 17 Let them be yours alone, and not for strangers with you. 18 May your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth. 19 A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love. 20 Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; one who is cursed by the LORD will fall into it.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 7:5
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    5To keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

  • Prov 6:24-26
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    24They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.

    25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her captivate you with her eyes.

    26For a prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man hunts a precious life.

  • Prov 5:19-20
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    19A loving doe, a graceful deer—may her breasts satisfy you always, and may you always be captivated by her love.

    20Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • Prov 2:11-12
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    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

    12rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely,

  • Prov 5:2-4
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    2So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

    3For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil.

    4But in the end, she is as bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

  • Prov 2:17-18
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    17who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;

    18for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed spirits.

  • Ezek 16:32-35
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    32You adulterous wife, who prefers strangers instead of her own husband!

    33All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.

    34So your prostitution is the opposite of others; you gave payment instead of receiving it, and no one pays you. You are the opposite.

    35Therefore, O prostitute, hear the word of the LORD.

  • Prov 22:14
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    14The mouth of an adulterous woman is a deep pit; one who is cursed by the LORD will fall into it.

  • Prov 7:21-22
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    21With her abundant persuasion, she entices him; with her smooth talk, she compels him.

    22He follows her all at once, like an ox going to slaughter, or like a fool to the correction of shackles.

  • Prov 2:15
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    15Their paths are crooked, and their ways are devious.

  • Prov 5:6-9
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    6She does not consider the path of life; her ways wander, but she does not know it.

    7Now, my children, listen to me, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.

    8Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house.

    9Lest you give your vigor to others, and your years to someone cruel;

  • Prov 23:27
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    27For a prostitute is a deep pit, and a narrow well is a deceitful woman.

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    5Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding. Do not forget or turn away from the words of my mouth.

    6Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

  • Prov 23:33
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    33Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart will utter perverse things.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.

  • Prov 20:16
    74%

    16Take a garment as security from one who guarantees a stranger's debt; hold it in pledge if it is for a foreign woman.

  • Prov 7:10-12
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    10And behold, a woman came to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and sly of heart.

    11She is loud and rebellious; her feet do not stay at home.

    12Now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner, she lurks.

  • Prov 4:24
    73%

    24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, and keep corrupt speech far from you.

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.

  • Prov 27:13
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    13Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for an outsider.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16"Whoever is simple, let them turn in here! To those who lack understanding, she says:

  • Jer 2:33
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    33How skilled you are at pursuing love! Even the worst of women you have taught your ways.

  • Prov 5:17
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    17Let them be yours alone, and not for strangers with you.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 30:20
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    20This is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, wipes her mouth, and says, 'I have done nothing wrong.'

  • Ps 144:11
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    11Rescue me and save me from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace.

  • Prov 22:25
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    25Or you may learn their ways and set a trap for your soul.

  • Prov 3:17
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    17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

  • Prov 6:2
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    2you have been trapped by the words of your mouth, caught by the words of your mouth.

  • Prov 4:15
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    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Prov 7:8
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    8Passing through the street near her corner, he took the path to her house.