Proverbs 2:16

The Passion Translation

Only wisdom can save you from the flattery of the promiscuous woman— she’s such a smooth-talking seductress!

Cross References

Proverbs 22:14

Sex with an adulteress is like falling into the abyss. Those under God’s curse jump right in to their own destruction.

Proverbs 23:27

Stay far away from prostitutes and you’ll stay far away from the pit of destruction. For sleeping with a promiscuous woman is like falling into a trap that you’ll never be able to escape!

Proverbs 26:28

Hatred is the root of slander and insecurity the root of flattery.

Proverbs 29:5

Flattery can often be used as a trap to hide ulterior motives and take advantage of you.

Proverbs 6:24

Truth will protect you from immorality and from the promiscuity of another man’s wife. Your heart won’t be enticed by her flatteries or lust over her beauty— nor will her suggestive ways conquer you.

Judges 14:17

She continued to cry on his shoulder for the remaining days of their feast, and on the seventh day, because she had so persistently nagged him, he finally gave in and divulged the secret. Then she went and explained the riddle to her countrymen.