Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words,
New American Standard Bible
From the
King James Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
Holman Bible
from a stranger
International Standard Version
delivering you from the adulteress, from the immoral woman with her seductive words,
A Conservative Version
to deliver thee from the interloping woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words,
American Standard Version
To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
Amplified
To keep you from the immoral woman;
From the seductress with her flattering words,
Bible in Basic English
To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue;
Darby Translation
To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
Julia Smith Translation
To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger making smooth her sayings;
King James 2000
To deliver you from the immoral woman, even from the seductress who flatters with her words;
Lexham Expanded Bible
[in order] to deliver you from a strange woman, from a foreign woman [who] flatters [with] her sayings,
Modern King James verseion
They will deliver you from the strange woman, the stranger who flatters with her words,
NET Bible
to deliver you from the adulteress, from the sexually loose woman who speaks flattering words;
New Heart English Bible
To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
The Emphasized Bible
To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;
Webster
To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flattereth with her words;
World English Bible
To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words;
Youngs Literal Translation
To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Means of preservation from
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Understanding » What understanding does
Wisdom » The lord giving wisdom
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Benefits Of Wisdom
15 Whose ways are crooked, and their paths slanderous; 16 That thou mayest be delivered also from the strange woman, and from her that is not thine own: which giveth sweet words, 17 forsaketh the husband of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:24
that they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the harlot:
Proverbs 23:27
For a whore is a deep grave, and a harlot is a narrow pit.
Proverbs 7:5-23
That she may keep thee from the strange woman, and from the harlot which giveth sweet words.
Genesis 39:3-12
And his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD made all that he did prosper in his hand.
Nehemiah 13:26-27
Did not Solomon the king of Israel sin therein? And yet among many Heathen was there no king like him, and he was dear unto his God, and God made him king over all Israel, and yet nevertheless outlandish women caused him to sin?
Proverbs 5:3-20
For the lips of a harlot are a dropping honeycomb, and her throat is softer than oil.
Proverbs 22:14
The mouth of a harlot is a deep pit; wherein he falleth that the LORD is angry withal.
Proverbs 29:5
Whoso flattereth his neighbour, layeth a net for his feet.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I found, that a woman is bitterer than death: for she is a very angle, her heart is a net, and her hands are chains. Who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the sinner will be taken with her.