Proverbs 2:16
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 2
“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Proverbs 2:16
What Does Proverbs 2:16 Mean?
Proverbs 2:16 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 2, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 2:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 5:3“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”Ecclesiastes 7:26“And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”Proverbs 6:24“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”Proverbs 7:5“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Proverbs 23:27“For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.”Genesis 39:10“And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.”Judges 11:2“And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.”1 Kings 11:1“But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;”Genesis 39:3“And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.”Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”Job 31:9“If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour’s door;”Proverbs 23:28“She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.”Genesis 39:7“And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”Leviticus 15:20“And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.”Numbers 5:12“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man’s wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,”Deuteronomy 23:17“There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.”Judges 14:17“And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.”Judges 16:5“And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.”
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