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
Proverbs 2:18. Her house inclineth unto death— Adultery was forbidden under pain of death, both of the man and woman. See Leviticus 20:10. Deuteronomy 22:22. Or otherwise the meaning may be, "Her house is a place of death to him that enters it; he will there find the death of his soul, and the loss of his innocence. It may be considered in some sort as a kind of grave, where he goes to bury himself alive. Her ways lead to hell: Unhappy he who knows her, and attaches himself to her." It is... read more
9. Then—emphatic, in such a case. righteousness . . . path—all parts of duty to God and man. read more
10, 11. Idea of :-, amplified; on terms, compare Proverbs 2:2; Proverbs 2:4. read more
12-15. To deliver—as from great danger (Proverbs 6:5). way . . . man— (Proverbs 6:5- :). froward things—perversity (Proverbs 6:14; Proverbs 23:23), what is opposed to truth. read more
13. paths of uprightness—or, "plainness." walk—habitually act; read more
14. and that with pleasure, in ignorance of good and pursuit of evil. frowardness—Not only their own perversity, but that of others is their delight. They love most the worst things. read more
15. crooked—tortuous, unprincipled. froward—literally, (they) are going back, not only aside from right, but opposite to it. read more
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
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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