Lexicon :: Strong's H802 - 'iššâ

To keep you from the immoral woman;

From the seductress with her flattering words,

Let your fountain (wife) be blessed [with the rewards of fidelity],

And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

To keep you from the evil woman,

From [the flattery of] the smooth tongue of an immoral woman.

For on account of a prostitute one is reduced to a piece of bread [to be eaten up],

And the immoral woman hunts [with a hook] the precious life [of a man].

So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;

Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

But whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks common sense and sound judgment and an understanding [of moral principles];

He who would destroy his soul does it.

That they may keep you from the immoral woman,

From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.

And there a woman met him,

Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.

The foolish woman is restless and noisy;

She is naive and easily misled and thoughtless, and knows nothing at all [of eternal value].

A gracious and good woman attains honor,

And ruthless men attain riches [but not respect].

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout,

So is a beautiful woman who is without discretion [her lack of character mocks her beauty].

A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband,

But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.

The wise woman builds her house [on a foundation of godly precepts, and her household thrives],

But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].

He who finds a [[fn]true and faithful] wife finds a good thing

And obtains favor and approval from the LORD.

A foolish (ungodly) son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a [quarrelsome] wife are like a constant dripping [of water].

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]

Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

It is better to dwell in a desert land

Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather]

Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman.

A constant dripping on a day of steady rain

And a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike;

This is the way of an adulterous woman:

She eats and wipes her mouth

And says, “I have done no wrong.”

Do not give your [generative] strength to women [neither foreign wives in marriages of alliances, nor [fn]concubines],

Nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

[fn]An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her?

Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.

Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,

But a woman who fears the LORD [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.