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Proverbs 2:16

Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

To deliver thee from the strange woman,.... As the Gospel of Christ and its doctrines, or the instructions of wisdom, are a means of delivering persons from the evil man, his company, ways, and works;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The second great evil, the warnings against which are frequent (see the marginal reference). Two words are used to describe the class. (1) “The strange woman” is one who does not belong to the family,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 2:10-22

The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

strange woman … stranger i.e. not belonging to thee; a stranger, in right, to any such relationship. Neither of the words, as here used, has any reference to nationality, as though the danger in…