Proverbs 2:15–17
Proverbs 2:15–17 — The New International Version (NIV)
15 whose paths are crooked
and who are devious in their ways.
16 Wisdom will save you also from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words,
17 who has left the partner of her youth
and ignored the covenant she made before God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
15 Whose ways are crooked,
And they froward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,
Even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)
15 Their actions are crooked,
and their ways are wrong.
16 Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman,
from the seductive words of the promiscuous woman.
17 She has abandoned her husband
and ignores the covenant she made before God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
15 Whose ways are crooked,
And who are devious in their paths;
16 To deliver you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words,
17 Who forsakes the companion of her youth,
And forgets the covenant of her God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — New Century Version (NCV)
15 What they do is wrong,
and their ways are dishonest.
16 It will save you from the unfaithful wife
who tries to lead you into adultery with pleasing words.
17 She leaves the husband she married when she was young.
She ignores the promise she made before God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)
15 Who are crooked in their ways,
And wayward in their paths:
16 To deliver thee from the strange woman,
Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
17 That forsaketh the friend of her youth,
And forgetteth the covenant of her God:
Proverbs 2:15–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
15 whose paths are crooked, and who are perverted in their course: 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words; 17 who forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God;
Proverbs 2:15–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
15 Their paths are crooked.
Their ways are devious.
16 ⸤Wisdom will⸥ also save you
from an adulterous woman,
from a loose woman with her smooth talk,
17 who leaves ⸤her husband,⸥ the closest friend of her youth,
and forgets her marriage vows to her God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
15 whose paths are crooked,
and whose ways are devious.
16 It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,
17 who abandons the companion of her youth
and forgets the covenant of her God;
Proverbs 2:15–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
15 those whose paths are crooked,
and who are devious in their ways.
16 You will be saved from the loose woman,
from the adulteress with her smooth words,
17 who forsakes the partner of her youth
and forgets her sacred covenant;
Proverbs 2:15–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
15 who are crooked in their ways,
and devious in their paths;
16 in order to deliver you from a strange woman,
from a foreign woman who flatters with her sayings,
17 she who forsakes the partner of her youth
and has forgotten the covenant of her God,
Proverbs 2:15–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
15 Their paths are crooked.
Their ways are not straight.
16 Wisdom will save you from a woman who commits adultery.
It will save you from a sinful wife and her tempting words.
17 She leaves the man she married when she was young.
She breaks the promise she made to her God.
Proverbs 2:15–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
15 Whose paths are crooked,
And who are devious in their ways;
16 To deliver you from the strange woman,
From the adulteress who flatters with her words;
17 That leaves the companion of her youth
And forgets the covenant of her God;