But Joseph refused. He said, “My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has given me responsibility for everything here.
Proverbs 6:24 - Easy To Read Version Their teaching stops you from going to an evil woman. Their words protect you from the smooth talk of the wife that left her husband. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a loose woman. American Standard Version (1901) To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue. Common English Bible They guard you from the evil woman, from the flattering tongue of the foreign woman. Catholic Public Domain Version So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger. |
But Joseph refused. He said, “My master trusts me with everything in his house. He has given me responsibility for everything here.
Wisdom will save you from the woman stranger. Wisdom will save you from that foreign woman who says such sweet words when she tempts you to sin with her.
Another man’s wife might be very charming; the words from her lips so sweet and inviting.
The woman used those words to tempt the young man. Her smooth words tricked him.
Then they will protect you from the “other women.” They will protect you from their nice words that can lead you into sin.
I also found that \{some women are dangerous like traps\}. Their hearts are like nets, and their arms are like chains. It is worse than death to be caught by those women. A person that follows God will run away from those women. But a sinner will be caught by them.