Proverbs Chapter 6 verse 24 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.
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BBE Proverbs 6:24

They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
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DARBY Proverbs 6:24

to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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KJV Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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WBT Proverbs 6:24


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WEB Proverbs 6:24

To keep you from the immoral woman, From the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.
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YLT Proverbs 6:24

To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewto keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ (liš·mā·rə·ḵā)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend tofrom the evilרָ֑ע (rā‘)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 7451: Bad, evilwoman,מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת (mê·’ê·šeṯ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femalefrom the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת (mê·ḥel·qaṯ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotmenttongueלָשׁ֥וֹן (lā·šō·wn)Noun - common singularStrong's 3956: The tongueof the stranger.נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ (nā·ḵə·rî·yāh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 5237: Foreign, alienJump to PreviousAdulteress Adventuress Alien Evil Flattery Immoral Keeping Preserve Smooth Smoothness Strange Tongue Wayward Wife Wife's