It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,
Proverbs 7:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the stranger which flattereth with her words. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That they may keep you from the loose woman, from the adventuress who flatters with and makes smooth her words. American Standard Version (1901) That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words. Common English Bible so she might guard you against the mysterious woman, from the foreign woman who flatters you. Catholic Public Domain Version So may she guard you from the woman who is an outsider, and from the stranger who sweetens her words. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words. |
It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,
The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit; a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.
Why, my son, would you lose yourself with a forbidden woman or embrace a wayward woman?
Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil,
They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman.
She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk.
Say to wisdom, ‘You are my sister,’ and call understanding your relative.