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Proverbs 7:5

Proverbs chapter 7 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

Context

v.4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:

v.5This passage

v.6For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 5:3

    For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Proverbs 6:24

    To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

  • Proverbs 2:16

    To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;