Proverbs

Proverbs 6:24–25

²⁴to keep you from the evil woman,

from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.^c

²⁵Do not lust in your heart for her beauty

or let her captivate you with her eyes.^d

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to keep you	לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ	liš·mā·rə·ḵā	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
from the evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
woman	מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת	mê·’ê·šeṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
from the smooth	מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת	mê·ḥel·qaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
tongue	לָשׁ֥וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue
of the adulteress	נָכְרִיָּֽה׃	nā·ḵə·rî·yāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H5237 foreign, alien

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
lust	תַּחְמֹ֣ד	taḥ·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
in your heart	בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ	bil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
for her beauty	יָ֭פְיָהּ	yā·p̄ə·yāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3308 beauty
or let her captivate you	תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗	tiq·qā·ḥă·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular	H3947 take
with her eyes	בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃	bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·hā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H6079 eyelid

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Proverbs 6:24 Proverbs 2:16 · Proverbs 7:5 · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · Proverbs 5:3

Proverbs 6:25 James 1:14–15 · Matthew 5:28 · 2 Kings 9:30 · 2 Samuel 11:2–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.