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Proverbs 2:16 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Proverbs 2:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 2 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”
Proverbs 2:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 2:16
Wisdom delivers from the strange woman (zarah - foreign, alien), the adulteress who flatters with her words. The extended warning against sexual immorality (vv.16-19) treats it as paradigmatic folly with deadly consequences. The 'strange woman' represents both literal adultery and, metaphorically, any seductive evil offering forbidden pleasure. Her flattering speech parallels the serpent's deception in Eden - sin entices through pleasant words concealing deadly consequences.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 2:16
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“whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.”
“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”
“from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.”
“from the foreigner who flatters with her words.”
“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”
“and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.”
“and he was beloved of his God”
“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”