24To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.


In Context

21 Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

22 In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked — it talketh with thee.

23 For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

24 To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25 Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

26 For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

Proverbs 6:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:24keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:24That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:24to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:24To keep you from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.