箴言 2:16-17 RCUVSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 2:17

The guide of her youth ( נְעוּרֶיהָ אַלּוּף , alluph n'ureyah ); properly, the associate or companion of her youth. The Hebrew, אָלּוּף ( alluph ) , being derived from the root אָלַף , ( alaph ) , "to accustom one's self to," or "to be accustomed to" or "familiar with" anyone. The word is rendered as "friend" in Proverbs 17:9 ; Proverbs 16:28 ; Micah 7:5 . The idea of guidance, which is adopted in the Authorized Version, and appears also in the Vulgate ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 2:16-17

Proverbs 2:16-17. To deliver thee from the strange woman From the adulteress, or whore; called strange, partly because such persons were commonly heathen, or are supposed to be such by reason of that severe law against these practices in Israelitish women, Deuteronomy 23:17; or are justly reputed heathen, as being degenerate Israelites, who are often called strangers in the Scriptures; which flattereth with her words Who useth all arts and ways to allure men to unchaste actions; ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 2:1-22

The rewards of seeking wisdom (2:1-22)People must spare no effort in diligently searching for wisdom. At the same time they must remember that the true goal of their search is not academic achievement but spiritual growth through knowing God better (2:1-5). However, when they obtain this wisdom, they cannot claim to have achieved it by their own abilities; it is the gift of God. He rewards those who seek genuinely (6).Not only does God give wisdom to those who earnestly seek it, but he also... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 2:16

strange woman. Hebrew. zur = apostate to a false religion, of which prostitution formed part. stranger = foreigner. Hebrew. nakar = foreign woman. Not of Abraham's seed (Genesis 17:12 ): ever a snare to Israel. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 2:16

GOD'S MAN IS DELIVERED FROM HARLOTRY"To deliver thee from the strange woman,Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;That forsaketh the friend of her youth,And forgetteth the covenant of her God:For her house inclineth unto death,And her paths unto the dead;None that go unto her return again,Neither do they attain unto the paths of life:""To deliver thee from the strange woman" (Proverbs 2:16). Who is this strange woman? According to Cook, "She is none other than a foreigner";[17]... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 2:16

Proverbs 2:16. To deliver thee from the strange woman— The strange woman means one who is not yours, whether she be married or not. Solomon expresses by this name a common woman, or a married woman who abandons herself to debauchery. See chap. Proverbs 5:3, &c. Some have thought that, under the figure of an adulterous woman, the wise man persuades us to shun all those doctrines which draw away the mind from God: such as those of the Epicureans and idolaters. But this seems to be intimated... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 2:17

Proverbs 2:17. Which forsaketh the guide, &c.— This circumstance aggravates her infidelity and shame. The first inclinations are always the most sincere and constant. See Proverbs 5:18. Isaiah 54:6. Joel 1:8. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 2:16

16-19. Deliverance from another danger. the strange woman—This term is often used for harlot, or loose woman (Judges 11:1; Judges 11:2), married (Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 7:19) or not (Proverbs 7:19- :), so called, because such were, perhaps at first, foreigners, though "strange" may also denote whatever is opposed to right or proper, as "strange fire" (Proverbs 7:19- :); "strange incense" (Proverbs 7:19- :). flattereth—literally, "smooths." her words— (Proverbs 7:19- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown