Proverbs 2:16
“To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;”
KJV
Read in Proverbs 2Meaning
The warning introduces a relational danger personified as an unfaithful outsider.
Read carefully
The figure represents deceptive, covenant-breaking seduction; it is not a judgment on women or foreigners as classes.
Reflection
Evaluate attraction and persuasion against truth, consent, and existing commitments.