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Remove your way far from her. Don`t come near the door of her house,
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The Wisdom of Fleeing
All commentators agree that the primary strategy against this kind of temptation is not to test your strength but to actively flee. Scholars advise keeping the greatest possible distance—mentally, physically, and conversationally. As one commentator puts it, 'Those who want to be kept from harm must keep out of harm's way.'
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19th Century
Anglican
Remove thy way ...—The great safeguard in such temptations, as all moralists with one voice advise, is flight.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Remove your way far from her. The way of the mind, walk, and conversation; keep at the greatest distance from her; neithe…
Presbyterian
Solomon cautions all young men, as his children, to abstain from fleshly lusts. Some interpret "the adulterous woman" mentioned here as idolatry or…
