Proverbs 2:17

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

Key Reflection

This verse metaphorically warns against moral and spiritual pitfalls, suggesting that immoral or ungodly influences, often personified as a "strange woman" or "foreigner," can lead one astray through seductive words. Such warnings emphasize the importance of adhering to God’s covenant and maintaining fidelity in both personal conduct and faith.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The guide of her youth -Better, the familiar friend (compareProverbs 16:28;Proverbs 17:9). The “friend” is, of course, the husband, or the man to whom the strange woman first belonged as a recognized concubine. CompareJeremiah 3:4 The covenant of her God -The sin of the adulteress is not against man only but against the Law of God, against His covenant. The words point to some religious formula of espousals. CompareMalachi 2:14.

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