Proverbs 6:24

24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.

Proverbs 6:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
ESV
24 to preserve you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
NLT
24 It will keep you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of a promiscuous woman.
MSG
24 They'll protect you from wanton women, from the seductive talk of some temptress.
CSB
24 They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

Proverbs 6:24 In-Context

22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you sleep, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23 For this command is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and correction and instruction are the way to life,
24 keeping you from your neighbor’s wife, from the smooth talk of a wayward woman.
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
26 For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread, but another man’s wife preys on your very life.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 39:8; S Psalms 55:21; Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 7:5
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