Proverbs 6:24
Proverbs 6:24 in Multiple Translations
to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.
They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
It will protect you from an evil woman and the seductive words of a prostitute.
To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.
To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.
Heeding [PRS] these commands and things that we have taught you will enable you to keep away from immoral women and from listening to the enticing words of an adulterous woman.
Berean Amplified Bible — Proverbs 6:24
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Proverbs 6:24 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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לִ֭/שְׁמָרְ/ךָ
מֵ/אֵ֣שֶׁת
רָ֑ע
מֵֽ֝/חֶלְקַ֗ת
לָשׁ֥וֹן
נָכְרִיָּֽה
לִ֭/שְׁמָרְ/ךָ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a | Suff
מֵ/אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
Prep | N-fs
רָ֑ע
raʻ
H7451
bad
Adj
מֵֽ֝/חֶלְקַ֗ת
chelqâh
H2513
portion
Prep | N-fs
לָשׁ֥וֹן
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
N-cs
נָכְרִיָּֽה
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Proverbs 6:24
לִ֭/שְׁמָרְ/ךָ
shâmar
H8104
"to keep"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a | Suff
To keep or obey means to protect, attend to, or guard something, like keeping a promise or watching over someone, as seen in the commands to observe the Sabbath.
Definition: : obey/observe 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Usage: Occurs in 440 OT verses. KJV: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man). See also: Genesis 2:15; Deuteronomy 11:1; 1 Kings 14:8.
מֵ/אֵ֣שֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
"woman"
Prep | N-fs
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Definition: : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)
Usage: Occurs in 686 OT verses. KJV: (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. See also: Genesis 2:22; Genesis 34:4; Numbers 5:12.
רָ֑ע
raʻ
H7451
"bad"
Adj
Ra means bad or evil, referring to moral or natural harm. It describes adversity, affliction, or distress, and is often used to convey a sense of misery or injury.
Definition: : harmful adj 1) bad, evil 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) 1c) evil, displeasing 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) 1e) bad (of value) 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) 1g) sad, unhappy 1h) evil (hurtful) 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts 1j2) deeds, actions
Usage: Occurs in 623 OT verses. KJV: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.). See also: Genesis 2:9; Judges 9:57; 2 Kings 21:6.
מֵֽ֝/חֶלְקַ֗ת
chelqâh
H2513
"portion"
Prep | N-fs
This word refers to smoothness, but can also imply flattery or slippery behavior. In some cases, it describes a plot of land or a portion of ground. The Bible uses this word to warn against smooth talk and deceitful actions.
Definition: 1) portion, parcel 1a) of ground
Usage: Occurs in 25 OT verses. KJV: field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing). See also: Genesis 27:16; 2 Kings 9:21; Psalms 12:3.
לָשׁ֥וֹן
lâshôwn
H3956
"tongue"
N-cs
The tongue, used for eating, speaking, or describing a language. In the Bible, it appears in many books, including Genesis 11:1 and Acts 2:4.
Definition: : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)
Usage: Occurs in 115 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge. See also: Genesis 10:5; Psalms 126:2; Psalms 5:10.
נָכְרִיָּֽה
nokrîy
H5237
"foreign"
Adj
This Hebrew word describes something or someone foreign or unfamiliar, including people, women, or things. It can also mean wonderful or outlandish. In the Bible, it is often translated as alien or foreigner.
Definition: 1) foreign, alien 1a) foreign 1b) foreigner (subst) 1c) foreign woman, harlot 1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.)
Usage: Occurs in 45 OT verses. KJV: alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman). See also: Genesis 31:15; Ezra 10:17; Psalms 69:9.
Study Notes — Proverbs 6:24
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- Proverbs 6:24 Summary
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- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 6:24
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 6:24
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
- Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
- Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 6:24
- Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 6:24
- Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
- Sermons on Proverbs 6:24
Context — Warnings against Adultery
22When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
23For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life,
24to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. 26For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Proverbs 2:16 | It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words |
| 2 | Proverbs 7:5 | that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. |
| 3 | Ecclesiastes 7:26 | And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared. |
| 4 | Proverbs 5:3 | Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, |
Proverbs 6:24 Summary
This verse is warning us about the dangers of being tempted by someone who wants to lead us away from God. The 'evil woman' and her 'smooth tongue' refer to someone who uses flattery and deceit to tempt us into sin, as seen in Proverbs 6:24-26. To protect ourselves, we need to follow God's commandments and teachings, as seen in Proverbs 6:20-24, and trust in His power to guide us, as described in Proverbs 3:5-6 and Romans 12:1-2. By doing so, we can avoid the destructive influence of the evil woman and stay on the path of life.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of woman is being described in Proverbs 6:24?
The woman being described is an adulteress, someone who is married to another person but is seeking to tempt and seduce someone else, as seen in Proverbs 6:24-26, and warned against in other passages like Proverbs 2:16-19 and Proverbs 5:3-6.
What is meant by the 'smooth tongue' of the adulteress?
The 'smooth tongue' refers to the flattering and deceitful words of the adulteress, used to tempt and seduce her victims, as warned against in Proverbs 6:24 and also seen in Proverbs 2:16 and Proverbs 7:5.
How can we protect ourselves from the evil woman and her smooth tongue?
We can protect ourselves by following God's commandments and teachings, as seen in Proverbs 6:20-24, and also by putting on the whole armor of God, as described in Ephesians 6:10-18, to resist the devil's schemes.
What is the purpose of this warning in Proverbs 6:24?
The purpose of this warning is to keep us from the evil woman and her destructive influence, and to lead us to the path of life, as seen in Proverbs 6:23, and to a deeper relationship with God, as described in Proverbs 3:5-6 and Romans 12:1-2.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that the smooth tongue of the adulteress can manifest in my life, and how can I recognize and resist it?
- How can I prioritize God's commandments and teachings to protect myself from the evil woman and her influence?
- What are some practical steps I can take to put on the whole armor of God and resist the devil's schemes, as described in Ephesians 6:10-18?
- How can I cultivate a deeper relationship with God, as described in Proverbs 3:5-6 and Romans 12:1-2, to protect myself from the evil woman and her influence?
Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 6:24
To keep thee from the evil woman,.... This is one use of the profit arising from attending to the instructions of parents, and to the law of God, as taught by them; to preserve from fornication and
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 6:24
To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
This is mentioned as a great commendation of God’ s word, because neither worldly discretion, nor civil education, nor moral precepts, nor any other considerations, are sufficient preservatives against this lust, as is manifest from daily experience.
Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
Proverbs 6:24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.Ver. 24. To keep thee from the evil woman.] Heb., From the woman of evil, that is wholly given up to wickedness, - as Aaron saith of the people, and as Plautus, In fermenlo tota iacet uxor. In this sense Antichrist is called "the man of sin." From the flattery of the tongue.] This is the proper effect of God’ s word, hid in the heart, as an amulet. Bellerophon and other heathens, without this preservative, abstained from adultery, either for love of praise, or fear of punishment, or opinion of merit. But this was not properly chastity, but continence, which kept them from the outward act, sed non sine dolore - not without inward lustings and hankerings after strange flesh. Vellem, si non essem imperator, said Scipio, when a fair harlot was offered to him; I would if I were not a general. Of a strange woman.] Filthiness, as also swearing and drunkenness, in a woman is most abominable. Hence, among other reasons, saith one, the whorish woman is called "the strange woman."
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
Verse 24. To keep thee from the evil woman] Solomon had suffered sorely from this quarter; and hence his repeated cautions and warnings to others. The strange woman always means one that is not a man's own; and sometimes it may also imply a foreign harlot, one who is also a stranger to the God of Israel.
Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 6:24
24. the tongue of a strange woman] the stranger’s tongue, R.V., i.e. the tongue of another man’s wife, as what follows shews (Proverbs 6:22; Proverbs 6:29; Proverbs 6:32; Proverbs 6:34-35). See Proverbs 2:16, note.
Barnes' Notes on Proverbs 6:24
Evil woman - literally, “woman of evil.” In reading what follows, it must be remembered that the warning is against the danger of the sin of the adulterous wife.
Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 6:24
24. To keep thee — A special application of the above. One object of pious parental care and training is to preserve from base, sensual gratification.
Sermons on Proverbs 6:24
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Have You Heard? There Is Bread in Bethlehem by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the speaker discusses a story from the Bible about a woman who had access to her possessions taken away by another man. The Kingsman Redeemer steps in and confronts |
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The Knowledge of God by Robert Constable | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of not just passively listening to sermons, but actively applying the teachings of God to our lives. The speaker encourages tr |
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Backslidings of Balaam by Charles Banna | This sermon emphasizes the dangers of falling into covetousness and pride, using the example of Balaam who was led astray by these sins. It highlights the importance of fleeing fro |
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The New Quest and Law of Life. 7:1-29 by W.J. Erdman | In this sermon by W.J. Erdman, the Preacher embarks on a new quest to discover 'the Good' in a high law for life under the sun, possibly found in the fear of God. He seeks wisdom a |
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Run for Your Life by Carter Conlon | This sermon is a passionate call to the church to run for their lives from false teachings, prosperity-driven messages, and immoral practices. The speaker urges believers to dig th |
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Led by the Spirit of God - Part 5 by Milton Green | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of turning to discipline and reproof. He highlights the need for believers to allow the Spirit of God to control their lives |
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Ribless Christians by Erlo Stegen | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the importance of purity in the lives of believers. He warns against breaking the duty of purity that God has given to us and reminds us tha |