Proverbs 2:16

"who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,"

Key Reflection

This verse describes those who deviate from righteous living, emphasizing individuals whose choices and behaviors consistently stray from the straight path of moral and ethical conduct. Such people are characterized by inconsistency and a tendency to wander into sinful or morally ambiguous situations.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

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, one who by birth is outside the covenant of Israel. (2) “The stranger” is none other than a foreigner. It is the word used of the “strange” wives of Solomon1Ki 11:1,1 Kings 11:8, and of those of the Jews who returned from Babylon (Ezra 10:0; passim). The two words together, in connection with those which follow, and which imply at once marriage and a profession of religious faith, point to some interesting facts in the social history of Israel.

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