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 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;
15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free