Proverbs 6:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. | to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. | To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to keep you | לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ | LISH-ma-re-kha | H8104H | to keep: obeyשָׁמַר (sha.mar) : obey/observe 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded … |
| from a woman of | מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת | me-'E-shet | H0802G | womanאִשָּׁה (ish.shah) : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun) |
| evil | רָ֑ע | Ra' | H7451B | bad: evilרַע (ra) 1) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity 1a) evil, distress, adversity 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| from smoothness of | מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת | me-chel-KAT | H2513B | smoothnessחֶלְקָה (chel.qah) 1) smooth part, smoothness, flattery 1a) smoothness, smooth part 1b) slippery places 1c) smoothness, flattery |
| tongue | לָשׁ֥וֹן | la-SHON | H3956G | tongueלָשׁוֹן (la.shon) : tongue/words 1) tongue 1a) tongue (of men) 1a1) tongue (literal) 1a2) tongue (organ of speech) 1b) language 1c) tongue (of animals) 1d) tongue (of fire) 1e) wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped) |
| a foreign [woman] | נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ | na-khe-ri-YAH | H5237 | foreignנׇכְרִי (nokh.ri) 1) foreign, alien 1a) foreign 1b) foreigner (subst) 1c) foreign woman, harlot 1d) unknown, unfamiliar (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.