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Proverbs 7:5 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger {which} flattereth with her words.”

Proverbs 7:5

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

3

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

4

Say unto wisdom, Thou {art} my sister; and call understanding {thy} kinswoman:

5

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger {which} flattereth with her words.

6

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

7

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, {the youths: Heb. the sons}

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