Proverbs 7:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.”

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BSBPD

“that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 7:5 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 2:16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
  2. Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
  3. Proverbs 6:24to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
  4. Proverbs 7:21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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