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    The document analyzes passages from Proverbs that describe the "strange woman" and her characteristics and behaviors. It identifies her as an adulterous woman, simple, odious when married, and evil. She is distinguished by dressing like a harlot, using flattery and smooth words, forsaking guidance, forgetting God, being loud and stubborn. She resides in the streets and at every corner, catches and kisses men, and persistently seeks men. Associating with her leads to spiritual and physical death, dishonor, folly, and a corrupt heart. Commentaries on Proverbs were also consulted to understand these passages.

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    Nicholas Long

    Wisdom Lit.
    Dr. Brown
    04-07-2021

    The strange Woman

    Who is the strange woman?

    A. An adulterous woman -
    - proverbs 30:20 - “Such is the way of an adulterous woman…”
    - Proverbs 6:26 - “and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.”
    - Proverbs 7:19 - “For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey”
    B. A narrow pit
    - proverbs 23:27 - “For a whore is a deep ditch”
    C. Simple
    - Proverbs 9:13 - “she is simple, and knoweth nothing.”
    D. An odious women
    - Proverbs 30:23 - “or an odious woman when she is married;”
    E. An evil woman
    - Proverbs 6:24 - “To keep thee from the evil woman”

    How can you distinguish her?

    A. She dresses like a harlot


    - proverbs 7:10 - “And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an
    harlot, and subtil of heart”
    B. She uses smooth flattery and words
    - Proverbs 7:5b - “from the stranger which flattereth with her words”
    - Proverbs 7:21 - “with the flattering of her lips she forced him”
    - Proverbs 6:24 - “even from the stranger which flattereth with her words”
    C. Forsakes her guidance
    - Proverbs 2:17 - “Which forsaketh the guide of her youth”
    D. Forgets God
    - Proverbs 2:17 - “and forgetteth the covenant of her God.”
    E. She is loud and stubborn
    - Proverbs 7:11 - “She is loud and stubborn”
    F. Never stays at home
    - Proverbs 7:11- “her feet abide not in her house”
    G. She is clamorous
    - Proverbs 9:13 - “A foolish woman is clamorous”
    H. Her bed and home have a pleasant aroma
    - Proverbs 7:17 - “I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.”

    Where does she reside?

    A. In the streets
    - Proverbs 7:12a - “Now is she without, now in the streets”
    B. At every corner
    - Proverbs 7:12b - “and lieth in wait at every corner.”
    C. She is beautiful
    - Proverbs 6:25 - “Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take
    thee with her eyelids.”
    D. At the door of her house
    - Proverbs 9:14 - “For she sitteth at the door of her house”

    What does she do?

    A. She catches people


    - Proverbs 7:13 - “So she caught him”
    B. She kisses them
    - Proverbs 7:13 - “and kissed him”
    C. She is persistent and eager in finding men
    - Proverbs 7:15 - “Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face”
    D. Her end is bitter
    - Proverbs 5:4 - “But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword."
    E. She calls people Proverbs 9:15
    - “To call passengers who go right on their ways”

    F. She waits for prey


    - Proverbs 23:28 - “She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the
    transgressors among men.”
    What are the consequences of her actions?

    A. Anyone her crosses her path will be put to death (spiritually and possibly physically)
    - proverbs 2:18 - “For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the
    dead.”
    B. None can go back to their original path of life
    - proverbs 2:19 - “None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of
    the paths of life.”
    C. Whoever goes after her will be doomed reap his consequences
    - Proverbs 7:22 - “He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,
    or as a fool to the correction of the stocks”
    D. Many have died by her hands
    - Proverbs 7:26 - “For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men
    have been slain by her.” Her house is the way to hell, going down to the
    chambers of death.
    E. Whoever involves themselves with her are doomed to punishment
    - Proverbs 7:27 - “Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of
    death.”
    F. You destroy yourself
    - Proverbs 6:32 - “But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh
    understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.”
    G. You dishonor yourself in a way that is irreversible
    - Proverbs 6:33 - “ A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not
    be wiped away.”
    H. He shall die and go astray
    - Proverbs 5:23 - “He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly
    he shall go astray.”
    I. Her visitors are in the depths of hell - Proverbs 9:18 - “But he knoweth not that the dead
    are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.”
    J. You heart will become corrupt
    - Proverbs 23:33 - “Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall
    utter perverse things.”

    Commentaries that i read:


    Anders, M. (2005). Holman Old Testament Commentary: Proverbs. Nashville, Tenn:
    Broadman & Holman.

    Garrett, D. A. (1993). The new American commentary: An exegetical and theological


    exposition of Holy Scripture (Vol. 14) (1298452770 955964794 E. R. Clendenen, Ed.).
    Nashville, TN: Broadman Press.

    Keil, C. F., & Delitzsch, F. (1996). Commentary on the Old Testament: Proverbs,
    Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon (Vol. 10). Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.

    Maurice, S. D., Exell, J. S., & Deems, E. M. (1950). The pulpit commentary (Vol. 9). Grand
    Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Pub.

    Phillips, J. (1995). Exploring Proverbs (Vol. 1). Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux.

    Phillips, J. (1995). Exploring Proverbs (Vol. 2). Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux.

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