Proverbs 2:16

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

Cross-reference

Proverbs 23:27 compares a prostitute to a 'deep pit' and a wayward wife to a 'narrow well,' using the same danger imagery.

Proverbs 22:14 calls the adulterous woman's mouth a 'deep pit,' echoing the ruinous outcome promised here.

Proverbs 7:5-23 vividly dramatizes the seduction warned against, showing the path from flattery to destruction.

Proverbs 7:5-23 narrates a real-life seduction scene, illustrating the deadly trap described in the warning.

Proverbs 5:3-20 expands the same warning, describing the seductive speech and deadly consequences of the adulterous woman.

Proverbs 6:24 repeats the phrase 'smooth talk of a wayward woman,' reinforcing the same danger with nearly identical language.

In Proverbs 23:28, the adulteress is compared to a robber, echoing the danger of the strange woman in Proverbs 2:16.

In Proverbs 5:20, the same warning against the strange woman and adulteress reinforces the danger described here.

Genesis 39:3-12 shows Joseph escaping an adulterous woman's advances, a concrete example of the deliverance promised here.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes the seductive woman as a snare and notes only the godly escape, echoing the deliverance theme.

Nehemiah 13:26 cites Solomon's fall to foreign women, a negative example of ignoring the warning against seductive women.

Genesis 39:7 shows Potiphar's wife directly tempting Joseph—a classic example of the adulterous woman Proverbs warns against.

In 1 Kings 11:1, Solomon's love for many foreign women demonstrates the danger Proverbs warns about — leading to idolatry.

In Judges 16:15, Delilah's flattering words to Samson exemplify the seductive foreign woman Proverbs warns against.

Genesis 39:10 emphasizes her persistent daily pressure and his steadfast refusal, illustrating the ongoing temptation Proverbs describes.

Genesis 39:8 records Joseph's refusal—the positive counterpart to Proverbs' warning, showing the righteous response to temptation.

In 1 Corinthians 6:18, the command to flee sexual immorality is a direct application of the warning against the strange woman.

Job 31:9 Parallel

In Job 31:9, Job's claim of purity from being enticed by a woman echoes the warning against the seductive woman in Proverbs.

Nehemiah 13:27 rebukes marrying foreign women, applying the principle to covenant unfaithfulness rather than individual seduction.