Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionTo keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
F.O.G.Secondary
The F.O.Gto guard you from the woman of evil intent, from the smooth tongue of the forbidden woman.
F.O.G.M.
F.O.G Messageto keep you from the seductive woman, from the honeyed, flattering words of the adulteress.
BSB
Berean Standard Bibleto keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
Footnotes
The *ishah raʿah* ('evil/wicked woman') and *nokhriyah* ('foreign/strange woman') are near-synonyms in Proverbs for the adulteress — not necessarily an ethnic foreigner, but one who is 'other,' outside the bounds of lawful covenant relationship. The *nokhriyah* appears repeatedly in Proverbs 1–9 as the foil to Lady Wisdom: where Wisdom builds a house and nourishes life, the *nokhriyah* lures toward death. Her weapon is *ḥelqat lashon* — 'smoothness of tongue,' flattery that bypasses judgment. FOG renders her as 'the forbidden woman'; FOG Message uses 'adulteress' to make the relational violation explicit.
