Proverbs 6:24

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 6:24

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

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ASV

American Standard Version

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 6

²² When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.

²³ For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,

²⁴ to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

²⁵ Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

²⁶ For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

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