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Verse Proverbs 2:16. _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
E...
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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 family...
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CHAPTER 2
_ 1. The pursuit of wisdom and its results (Proverbs 2:1)_
2. Preservation from the evil man and the strange woman (Proverbs
2:10)
3. The path of the righteous (Proverbs 2:20)...
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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 know...
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_strange woman … stranger_ i.e. not belonging to thee; a stranger,
in right, to any such relationship. Neither of the words, as here
used, has any reference to nationality, as though the danger in
que...
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DISCOURSE: 756
BENEFITS OF TRUE WISDOM
Proverbs 2:10. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is
pleasant unto thy soul, discretion shall preserve thee, understanding
shall keep thee: to...
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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 he...
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TEXT Proverbs 2:10-22
10.
For wisdom shall enter into thy heart,
And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
11.
Discretion shall watch over thee;
Understanding shall keep thee:
12.
To deli...
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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 - (lik...
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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.'...
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In these verses, a woman tries to tempt a man. Deuteronomy 5 lists 10
commands that God gave. One command was, ‘Do not have sex with
someone else's wife or husband.’ (Deuteronomy 5:18) The woman in th...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 2
V1 My son, accept my words!
Hide my commands inside yourself!
v2
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(16-19) Besides the literal sense of this passage, as given above,
commentators have very generally found in it a spiritual meaning, a
warning against idolatry and apostasy. The union of Israel to God...
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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
that...
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לְ֭ הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵ אִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה
מִ֝ נָּכְר
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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
WISDOM is concerned, as we have seen, with the whole u...
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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; Proverbs 2:11.
If...
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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 o...
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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...
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Strange. Idolatress, (Grotius) or rather the abandoned woman, whether
married or not. (Calmet) --- This description, as well as the former,
guards us against heretics, who leave the right way of the C...
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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 d...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 9.
There are two very distinct parts in this book. The first nine Chapter
s, which give the great general principles; and the proverbs, properly
so...
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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 works;...
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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.
_ Wh...
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_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
aga...
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WISDOM PRESERVES FROM FOLLY...
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to deliver thee from the strange woman, the unknown, foreign,
unattached, her existence and way of conduct being full of dangers to
youth, EVEN FROM THE STRANGER WHICH FLATTERETH WITH HER WORDS, makin...
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10-22 If we are truly wise, we shall be careful to avoid all evil
company and evil practices. When wisdom has dominion over us, then it
not only fills the head, but enters into the heart, and will pr...
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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 practice...
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Proverbs 2:16 deliver H5337 (H8687) immoral H2114 (H8801) woman H802
seductress H5237 flatters H2505 (H8689) words
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DELIVERANCE FROM THE TEMPTATIONS OF WOMEN (PROVERBS 2:16).
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
attraction...
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CONTENTS: How wisdom is to be obtained and used. The unspeakable
advantage of true wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: God has provided that those who are sincerely disposed to
do...
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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 th...
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_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
de...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 2:16 Like those who walk the crooked path
(vv. Proverbs 2:12), a woman who seeks to lure a man to adultery both
practices deception (she flatters with...
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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,” “_wanton_” (se
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 2:1
3. _Third admonitory discourse, pointing out the benefits which arise
from a sincere, earnest, and persevering search after Wisdom. _This
discourse divides itself into three...
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My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with
you; So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to
understanding; Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up...
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Ecclesiastes 7:26; Genesis 39:3; Nehemiah 13:26; Nehemiah 13:27;...
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Strange woman — From the adulteress or whore....