King James Version
What Does Proverbs 6:25 Mean?
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”
Context
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For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle
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To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. of the: or, of the strange tongue
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Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife
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Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary49-51. Resting on the promises consoles under affliction and the tauntings of the insolent.
**upon which--**rather, "Remember Thy word unto Thy servant, because," &c. So the Hebrew requires [Hengstenberg].
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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