Proverbs 6:24

“A specimen of its benefit. By appreciating truth, men are not affected by lying flattery.”

“Evil woman - literally, “woman of evil.” In reading what follows, it must be remembered that the warning is against the danger of the sin of the adulterous wife. return to 'Top of Page'”

“6:24-25 The immoral woman uses smooth talk and physical beauty to appeal to the vanity of young men.”

“keep: Pro 2:16, Pro 5:3, Pro 7:5; Ecc 7:26 of the tongue of a strange woman: or, of the strange tongue Proverbs 6:25”

“The section thus closes: To keep thee from the vile woman, From the flattery of the strange tongue. Regarding the genitive connection אושׁת רע, a woman of a wicked character, vid., under Pro 2:14; and regarding the adjectival connection לשׁון נכריה, under Pro 6:17; the strange tongue is the tongue (לשׁון) of the strange (foreign) woman (vid., p. 81), alluring with smooth words ( Pro 2:16). Ewald, Bertheau: from her of a smooth tongue, the stranger, as Symm., Theod., ἀπὸ λειογλώσσου ξένης; but חלקת is a substantive ( Gen 27:16), and as a fem. adject. form is without an example. Rather חלקת לשׁון is to be regarded as the first member and נכריה as the second of the st. constr., for the…”