Proverbs 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 2:16 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 2:16 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,”

Proverbs 2:16 — World English Bible

Proverbs 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;”

Proverbs 2:16 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To deliver thee from the strange woman, From the stranger who hath made smooth her sayings,”

Proverbs 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 2:16 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.”

Proverbs 2:16 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 2:16 in Context — Proverbs 2

14 Que se alegran haciendo mal, que se huelgan en las perversidades del vicio;

15 Cuyas veredas son torcidas, y torcidos sus caminos.

16 Para librarte de la mujer extraña, de la ajena que halaga con sus palabras;

17 Que desampara el príncipe de su mocedad, y se olvida del pacto de su Dios.

18 Por lo cual su casa está inclinada á la muerte, y sus veredas hacia los muertos:

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What Does Proverbs 2:16 Mean?

Proverbs 2:16 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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