Proverbs 7:5

Warnings about the Adulteress

4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman, 5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.

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Berean Standard Bible
that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
American Standard Version (1901)
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
Bible in Basic English
So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
Douay-Rheims 1899
That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words.
Free Bible Version
They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.
Geneva Bible 1599
That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
King James (Authorized) Version
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
One Unity Resource Bible
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
Translation for Translators
If you are wise and if you understand what is wise [PRS], you will not sleep with an immoral woman; you will not listen to a woman who tries to entice you to sleep with her by what she says.
Unlocked Literal Bible
in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her smooth words.
Noah Webster Bible
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
World English Bible
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
Young's Literal Translation
To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.