Proverbs 6:24

Modern

…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Traditional

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Literal

…to guard you from the woman of evil, from the smoothness of the tongue of a strange woman.

Latin

…ut custodiant te a muliere mala, et a blanda lingua extraneæ.

Hebrew

English

…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

The immoral woman uses flattering words and physical beauty to attract young men.

This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).

Theme notes and profiles

Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
Proverbs 5:3
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil,
Proverbs 2:16
It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
Proverbs 7:5
…that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.