Proverbs 7:5

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 7

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”Proverbs 7:5

What Does Proverbs 7:5 Mean?

Proverbs 7:5 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 7, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (14)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 7:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

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 2:16“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”Proverbs 6:24“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”Proverbs 5:3“For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”Proverbs 7:21“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”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;”Proverbs 22:14“The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.”Proverbs 26:28“A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.”Proverbs 29:5“A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.”Genesis 39:8“But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”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.”Proverbs 5:20“And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?”Proverbs 20:16“Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.”James 3:6“And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”

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