Proverbs 2:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.

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  • Prov 6:24 : 24 To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
  • Prov 23:27 : 27 For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 (7:28) And I finde more bitter then death the woman whose heart is as nettes and snares, and her handes, as bands: he that is good before God, shalbe deliuered from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
  • Prov 7:5-9 : 5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes. 6 As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe, 7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding, 8 Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house, 9 In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke. 10 And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart. 11 (She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house. 12 Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner) 13 So she caught him & kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him, 14 I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes. 15 Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee. 16 I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt. 17 I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom. 18 Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance. 19 For mine husbande is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off. 20 He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed. 21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him. 22 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction, 23 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.
  • Gen 39:3-9 : 3 And his master sawe that the Lorde was with him, and that the Lorde made all that hee did to prosper in his hande. 4 So Ioseph founde fauour in his sight, and serued him: and he made him ruler of his house, and put all that he had in his hand. 5 And from that time that he had made him ruler ouer his house and ouer all that he had, the Lorde blessed the Egyptians house for Iosephs sake: and the blessing of the Lorde was vpon all that he had in the house, and in the fielde. 6 Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate; Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured. 7 Nowe therefore after these thinges, his masters wife cast her eyes vpon Ioseph, and saide, Lye with me. 8 But he refused and said to his masters wife, Beholde, my master knoweth not what he hath in the house with me, but hath committed all that he hath to mine hande. 9 There is no ma greater in this house then I: neither hath he kept any thing from me, but only thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickednes & so sinne against God? 10 And albeit she spake to Ioseph day by day, yet he hearkened not vnto her, to lye with her, or to be in her company. 11 Then on a certaine day Ioseph entred into the house, to doe his businesse: and there was no man of the houshold in the house: 12 Therefore she caught him by his garmet, saying, Sleepe with me: but he left his garment in her hand and fled, and got him out.
  • Neh 13:26-27 : 26 Did not Salomon the king of Israel sinne by these thinges? yet among many nations was there no King like him: for he was beloued of his God, and God had made him King ouer Israel: yet strange women caused him to sinne. 27 Shall wee then obey vnto you, to doe all this great euil, and to transgresse against our God, euen to marry strange wiues?
  • Prov 5:3-9 : 3 For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle. 4 But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde. 5 Her feete goe downe to death, and her steps take holde on hell. 6 She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them. 7 Heare yee me nowe therefore, O children, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth. 8 Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house, 9 Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell: 10 Least the stranger should be silled with thy strength, and thy labours bee in the house of a stranger, 11 And thou mourne at thine end, (when thou hast consumed thy flesh and thy bodie) 12 And say, How haue I hated instruction, and mine heart despised correction! 13 And haue not obeied the voyce of them that taught mee, nor enclined mine eare to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost brought into all euil in ye mids of the Congregation and assemblie. 15 Drinke the water of thy cisterne, and of the riuers out of the middes of thine owne well. 16 Let thy fountaines flow foorth, and the riuers of waters in the streetes. 17 But let them bee thine, euen thine onely, and not the strangers with thee. 18 Let thy fountaine be blessed, and reioyce with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually. 20 For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?
  • Prov 22:14 : 14 The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man that flattereth his neighbour, spreadeth a net for his steps.

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  • Prov 7:5
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    5That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.

  • Prov 6:24-26
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    24To keepe thee from the wicked woman, & from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.

    25Desire not her beautie in thine heart, neither let her take thee with her eye lids.

    26For because of the whorish woman a man is brought to a morsell of bread, and a woman wil hunt for the precious life of a man.

  • Prov 5:19-20
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    19Let her be as the louing hinde and pleasant roe: let her brests satisfie thee at all times, and delite in her loue continually.

    20For why shouldest thou delite, my sonne, in a strange woman, or embrace the bosome of a stranger?

  • Prov 2:11-12
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    11Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,

    12And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,

  • Prov 5:2-4
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    2That thou maiest regarde counsell, and thy lippes obserue knowledge.

    3For the lippes of a strange woman drop as an honie combe, and her mouth is more soft then oyle.

    4But the end of her is bitter as wormewood, and sharpe as a two edged sworde.

  • Prov 2:17-18
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    17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.

    18Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.

  • Ezek 16:32-35
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    32But as a wife that playeth the harlot, and taketh others for her husband:

    33They giue giftes to all other whores, but thou giuest giftes vnto all thy louers, and rewardest them, that they may come vnto thee on euery side for thy fornication.

    34And the contrary is in thee from other women in thy fornications, neither the like fornication shall be after thee: for in that thou giuest a rewarde, and no reward is giuen vnto thee, therefore thou art contrary.

    35Wherefore, O harlot, heare the worde of the Lord.

  • Prov 22:14
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    14The mouth of strage women is as a deepe pit: he with whom the Lord is angry, shall fall therein.

  • Prov 7:21-22
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    21Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.

    22And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,

  • Prov 2:15
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    15Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.

  • Prov 5:6-9
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    6She weigheth not the way of life: her paths are moueable: thou canst not knowe them.

    7Heare yee me nowe therefore, O children, and depart not from the wordes of my mouth.

    8Keepe thy way farre from her, and come not neere the doore of her house,

    9Least thou giue thine honor vnto others, and thy yeeres to the cruell:

  • Prov 23:27
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    27For a whore is as a deepe ditche, and a strange woman is as a narrowe pitte.

  • Prov 4:5-6
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    5Get wisedom: get vnderstading: forget not, neither decline from the woordes of my mouth.

    6Forsake her not, and shee shall keepe thee: loue her and shee shall preserue thee.

  • Prov 23:33
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    33Thine eyes shall looke vpon strange women, and thine heart shall speake lewde things.

  • Prov 7:25
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    25Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.

  • Prov 20:16
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    16Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

  • Prov 7:10-12
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    10And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.

    11(She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.

    12Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)

  • Prov 4:24
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    24Put away from thee a froward mouth, and put wicked lippes farre from thee.

  • Eccl 7:26
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    26(7:28) And I finde more bitter then death the woman whose heart is as nettes and snares, and her handes, as bands: he that is good before God, shalbe deliuered from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

  • Prov 27:13
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    13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.

  • Prov 9:16
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    16Who so is simple, let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisedome, shee sayth also,

  • Jer 2:33
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    33Why doest thou prepare thy way, to seeke amitie? euen therefore will I teach thee, that thy waies are wickednesse.

  • Prov 5:17
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    17But let them bee thine, euen thine onely, and not the strangers with thee.

  • Prov 1:15
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    15My sonne, walke not thou in the way with them: refraine thy foote from their path.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.

  • Prov 30:20
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    20Such is ye way also of an adulterous woman: she eateth and wipeth her mouth, and sayth, I haue not committed iniquitie.

  • Ps 144:11
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    11Rescue me, and deliuer me from the hand of strangers, whose mouth talketh vanitie, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehoode:

  • Mic 7:5
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    5Trust ye not in a friend, neither put ye confidence in a counseller: keepe the doores of thy mouth from her that lyeth in thy bosome.

  • Prov 22:25
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    25Least thou learne his wayes, and receiue destruction to thy soule.

  • Prov 3:17
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    17Her wayes are wayes of pleasure, and all her pathes prosperitie.

  • Prov 6:2
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    2Thou art snared with the wordes of thy mouth: thou art euen taken with the woordes of thine owne mouth.

  • Prov 4:15
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    15Auoide it, and goe not by it: turne from it, and passe by.

  • Prov 7:8
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    8Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,