Proverbs 7:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.”

Proverbs 7:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:5 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 7:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 7:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.”

Proverbs 7:5 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.”

Proverbs 7:5 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To preserve thee from a strange woman, From a stranger who hath made smooth her sayings.”

Proverbs 7:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.”

Proverbs 7:5 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.”

Proverbs 7:5 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:5 in Context — Proverbs 7

3 Lie-les sur tes doigts, Écris-les sur la table de ton cœur.

4 Dis à la sagesse: Tu es ma sœur! Et appelle l’intelligence ton amie,

5 Pour qu’elles te préservent de la femme étrangère, De l’étrangère qui emploie des paroles doucereuses.

6 J’étais à la fenêtre de ma maison, Et je regardais à travers mon treillis.

7 J’aperçus parmi les stupides, Je remarquai parmi les jeunes gens un garçon dépourvu de sens.

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What Does Proverbs 7:5 Mean?

Proverbs 7:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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