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

Bible Comments

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. The original intimates the glib, oily speeches of a prostitute. The English lick is supposed to be derived from the original word.

Proverbs 2:16

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