Proverbs 6:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 6:24

22 ^aWhen you roam,¹ they will lead you;
When you sleep, ^bthey will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.

23 ^aFor the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

24 ^aTo keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

25 ^aDo not lust after her beauty in your heart,
Nor let her allure you with her eyelids.

26 For ^aby means of a harlot
A man is reduced to a crust of bread;
^bAnd¹ an adulteress will ^cprey upon his precious life.

27 Can a man take fire to his bosom,
And his clothes not be burned?

28 Can one walk on hot coals,
And his feet not be seared?

29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

30 People do not despise a thief
If he steals to satisfy himself when he is starving.

31 Yet when he is found, ^ahe must restore sevenfold;
He may have to give up all the substance of his house.

32 Whoever commits adultery with a woman ^alacks understanding;
He who does so destroys his own soul.

33 Wounds and dishonor he will get,
And his reproach will not be wiped away.

34 For ^ajealousy is a husband’s fury;
Therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

35 He will¹ accept no recompense,
Nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 6:24

American Standard Version
To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

Amplified® Bible
To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a loose woman.

Contemporary English Version
They will protect you from the flattering words of someone else's wife.

Darby English Version
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Good News Bible
It can keep you away from bad women, from the seductive words of other men's wives.

King James Version
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

New American Standard Bible
To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

New International Version
keeping you from the immoral woman,
from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.

New King James Version
To keep you from the evil woman,
From the flattering tongue of a seductress.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To keep you from the evil woman, From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

Revised Standard Version
to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adventuress.

Young's Literal Translation
To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

New English Translation
by keeping¹ you from the evil woman,² from the smooth tongue of³ the loose woman.⁴