Proverbs 2:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; ”

Proverbs 2:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The second great evil, the warnings against which are frequent (see the marginal reference). Two words are used to describe the class. (1) “The strange woman” is one who does not belong to the fa...
Proverbs 2:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

To deliver thee from the strange (i) woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words; (i) Meaning, the wisdom which is the word of God, will preserve us from all vices: naming this...
Proverbs 2:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Third Discourse. The wise man praises Wisdom, describing the blessings of obedience to her. The deeper religious element in wisdom appears, the fundamental conception of Hebrew prophecy, that the k...
Proverbs 2:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

strange woman. Hebrew. zur . apostate to. false religion, of which prostitution formed part. stranger . foreigner. Hebrew. nakar . foreign woman. Not of Abraham's seed ( Genesis 17:12 ): ever....
Proverbs 2:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 756 BENEFITS OF TRUE WISDOM Proverbs 2:10-22 . When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep...
Proverbs 2:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; The stranger which flattereth with her words - החליקה hechelikah, she that smooths with her words....
Proverbs 2:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To deliver thee from the strange woman— The strange woman means one who is not yours, whether she be married or not. Solomon expresses by this name a common woman, or a married woman who abandons...
Proverbs 2:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words...
Proverbs 2:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Search for Wisdom 1-4. The condition which must be fulfilled. Spinoza said, 'The effort to understand is the first and sole basis of virtue.'
Proverbs 2:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To deliver thee from the strange woman. — Another work of wisdom, to save from profligacy. Of the two epithets here used, “ strange” ( zârah ) and “stranger” ( nokhrîyyah ) , the first implies th...
Proverbs 2:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 3 WISDOM AS THE GUIDE OF CONDUCT "To deliver thee from the way of the evil man…To deliver thee from the strange woman."- Proverbs 2:12-16 WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the...
Proverbs 2:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Wisdom Guards from Evil Proverbs 2:1-22 Several words are reiterated in this chapter, which will unlock its treasures. Understanding, Proverbs 2:2-3 ; Proverbs 2:5 ; Proverbs 2:9 ; Prover...
Proverbs 2:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

From here and through chapter 8 we have a series of parental counsels. These all begin with the address, "My son," and deal with the value of wisdom, and make many practical applications. The first...
Proverbs 2:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: To...
Proverbs 2:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To deliver thee from the strange woman ,.... As the Gospel of Christ and its doctrines, or the instructions of wisdom, are a means of delivering persons from the evil man, his company, ways, and wor...
Proverbs 2:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

To deliver thee from the strange woman, [even] from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words; Ver. 16. From the strange woman. ] Forbidden thee by God, as strange fire, strange gods, &c....
Proverbs 2:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

To deliver thee from the strange woman From the adulteress, or whore; called strange , partly because such persons were commonly heathen, or are supposed to be such by reason of that severe law ag...
Proverbs 2:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; ...
Proverbs 2:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From the strange woman; from the adulteress or whore; called strange, partly because such persons were commonly heathens, or are supposed to be such by reason of that severe law against these pract...
Proverbs 2:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Deliverance From The Temptations Of Women ( Proverbs 2:16-20 ). Solomon was very conscious of the fact that one of a man's greatest dangers in walking in the way of wisdom was the allurement and a...
Proverbs 2:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 2:12 . Deliver , “snatch,” as a brand out of the fire. Evil man , rather “an evil way.” Proverbs 2:13 . “Level” paths. Proverbs 2:16 . Strange , “unknown,” “ want...
Proverbs 2:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:1 . Hide my commandments with thee, as a treasure is secured in the cabinet, or as the copy of the law was put within the ark in the holy place. The words of the law must be retained in...
Proverbs 2:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

To deliver thee from the strange woman. Sensual temptation Gaze not on beauty too much, lest it blast thee; nor too long, lest it blind thee; nor too near lest it burn thee. If thou like it, it...
Proverbs 2:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 2:1-20 3. Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. This discourse divides itself...
Proverbs 2:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wisdom Preserves from Folly
Proverbs 2:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 7:26 ; Genesis 39:3-12 ; Nehemiah 13:26 ; Nehemiah 13:27 ; Proverbs 22:14 ; Proverbs 23:27 ; Proverbs 29:5 ; Proverbs 5:3-20 ; Proverbs 6:24 ; Proverbs 7:21 ; Proverbs 7:5-23...
Proverbs 2:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Strange woman — From the adulteress or whore.

Proverbs 2:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 2:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Proverbs 2:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 2:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 2:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 2:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 2:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 2:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 2:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 2:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes