Proverbs 6:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”

Proverbs 6:24 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 6:24 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 6:24 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 6:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.”

Proverbs 6:24 — World English Bible

Proverbs 6:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue. ”

Proverbs 6:24 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 6:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.”

Proverbs 6:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 6:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. ”

Proverbs 6:24 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 6:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“To keepe thee from the wicked woman, and from ye flatterie of ye tongue of a strange woman.”

Proverbs 6:24 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 6:24 in Context — Proverbs 6

22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

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What Does Proverbs 6:24 Mean?

Proverbs 6:24 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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