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Proverbs 7:5

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That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
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  1. Proverbs 2:16Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

  2. Proverbs 6:24Rank 2 from verse 5
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    24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

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    3¶ For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

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Proverbs 7:5

COMBINED MEANING

keep

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To guard, watch, protect, preserve, secure, retain, possess, hold, maintain, support, tend, manage, observe, obey, fulfil, celebrate, continue in, refrain from, or remain faithful to a person, place, trust, command, promise, way, time, or thing.

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strange

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Foreign; belonging to another country. Wonderful; causing surprise; exciting curiosity.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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flattereth

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Third-person singular present form of flatter (to praise insincerely or deceitfully in order to please, influence, or mislead).

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words

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4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

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6¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

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