Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.

Cross-reference

In Proverbs 2:16, the same warning against the adulteress with smooth words reinforces the preservative purpose in 6:24.

In Proverbs 5:3, the forbidden woman's smooth speech is described — this is exactly what the commandment in 6:24 preserves from.

Proverbs 7:5 repeats the same warning about the adulteress with smooth words, reinforcing the call to avoid seduction.

Proverbs 5:4 reveals the bitter outcome of the adulteress—wormwood and sword—adding the consequence to the warning in Proverbs 6:24.

Proverbs 22:14 directly echoes this warning, calling the adulteress's mouth a deep pit that ensnares the unwary.

Proverbs 26:28 shows that flattering speech (like the adulteress's) works ruin, reinforcing this warning's theme.

Exodus 20:14 is the explicit commandment against adultery, which Proverbs 6:24 applies to the enticement of the adulteress.

Judges 16:5 Parallel

Judges 16:5 shows Delilah being asked to seduce Samson, a concrete example of the smooth-tongued woman Proverbs warns against.

1 Kings 11:1 records Solomon loving many foreign women, illustrating the danger of the forbidden woman that Proverbs 6:24 warns about.

1 Corinthians 6:18 commands fleeing sexual immorality, providing a practical response to the seductive speech warned against here.

Exodus 20:17 prohibits coveting a neighbor's wife, addressing the inner desire that leads to adultery, related to the warning here.

Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes the seductive woman as snares and nets, echoing the danger Proverbs 6:24 warns against.