Proverbs 6:25

Modern

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

Traditional

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

Literal

Do not desire her beauty in your heart, and do not let her take hold of you with her eyelids.

Latin

Non concupiscat pulchritudinem ejus cor tuum, nec capiaris nutibus illius:

Hebrew

English

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

The immoral woman uses flattering words and physical beauty to attract young men.

This passage highlights the serious danger of having a relationship with another man's wife (see also Proverbs 1:8, 23; 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 7:1–27).

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 5:28
But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
James 1:14–15
But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
2 Kings 9:30
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
2 Samuel 11:2–5
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Isaiah 3:16
The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles—
Song of Solomon 4:9
You have captured my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your neck.