King James Version
Proverbs 6:25 in the King James Version says “Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.”
Proverbs 6:25 · KJV
For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: lamp: or, candle
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. of the: or, of the strange tongue
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
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
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“thee with her eyelids”
H6079an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
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