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Proverbs 7

Prov. 7:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That they may keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thee from the strange
zuwr (Hebrew #2114)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
KJV usage: (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-)strange(-r, thing, woman).
Pronounce: zoor
Origin: a primitive root
woman
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
, from the stranger
nokriy (Hebrew #5237)
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
KJV usage: alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
Pronounce: nok-ree'
Origin: from 5235 (second form)
which flattereth
chalaq (Hebrew #2505)
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
KJV usage: deal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-)part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).
Pronounce: khaw-lak'
Origin: a primitive root
with her words
'emer (Hebrew #561)
something said
KJV usage: answer, X appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.
Pronounce: ay'-mer
Origin: from 559
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Prov. 2:16• 16To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words; (Prov. 2:16)
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Prov. 5:3• 3For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil; (Prov. 5:3)
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Prov. 6:24• 24to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. (Prov. 6:24)
• Satan has no more powerful weapon for the overthrow of the young than flattery. Wisdom and understanding are needed to preserve from this snare. They will teach me to mistrust and to judge myself. (“Proverbs Seven” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.