NET Bible
"by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman."
— Proverbs 6:24, NET Bible
“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. ”
“to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife's tongue.”
“That they may keep thee from the evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the stranger.”
“They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.”
“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”
Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.
When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.
For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,
by keeping you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the loose woman.
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty, and do not let her captivate you with her alluring eyes;
for on account of a prostitute one is brought down to a loaf of bread, but the wife of another man preys on your precious life.
Can a man hold fire against his chest without burning his clothes?