Proverbs 6:25

23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

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

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

26 For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
KJV
Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
WEB
Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
ASV
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
DARBY
Lust not after her beauty in thy heart, neither let her take thee with her eyelids;
BLB
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her take hold of you with her eyelids.
ÅB
Attrå ikke hennes skjønnhet i ditt hjerte? og la henne ikke fange deg med sine øyekast!
OTB
Ønsk ikke hennes skjønnhet i ditt hjerte, og la henne ikke fange deg med sine øyne.
B1930
Attrå ikke hennes skjønnhet i ditt hjerte? og la henne ikke fange dig med sine øiekast!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 1:14–15

    But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

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  • Matthew 5:28

    But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

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  • 2 Kings 9:30

    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

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  • 2 Samuel 11:2–5

    And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

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  • Song of Solomon 4:9

    Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck.

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  • Isaiah 3:16

    Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

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