Proverbs 7:12

Proverbs 7:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
• New International Version (NIV)now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
• English Standard Version (ESV)now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait.
• New King James Version (NKJV)At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.

Context of Proverbs 7:12

10And there a woman met him, Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart. 11She was boisterous and rebellious; She would not stay at home. At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places, Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner. 13So she caught him and kissed him And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him: 14“I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.

Proverbs 7:12 word by word

פַּ֤עַם׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• in the streetsרְחוֹבrechôb rechôb · street/plazaH7339
• and lieth in waitאָרַב'ârab · to ambushH693
• atאֵ֫צֶל'êtsel · besideH681
• every cornerפִּנָּהpinnâh · cornerH6438

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:12

• Proverbs 9:14She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high and conspicuous places of the city,
• Proverbs 23:28She lurks and lies in wait like a robber [who waits for prey], And she increases the faithless among men.
• Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago you broke your yoke [in deliberate disobedience] And tore off your bonds [of the law that I gave you]; You said, ‘I will not serve and obey You!’ For on every high hill And under every green tree You have lain down [in idolatrous worship] like a [compliant] prostitute.
• Jeremiah 3:2“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see; Where have you not been violated? You sat by the road waiting [eagerly] for them [those man-made gods] Like an Arab [tribesman who waits to attack] in the desert, And you have desecrated the land With your [vile] prostitution and your wickedness (disobedience to God).
• Ezekiel 16:24that you built yourself an altar for prostitution and made yourself a high place [for ritual prostitution] in every square [of Jerusalem].
• Revelation 18:3For all the nations have drunk from the wine of the passion of her [sexual] immorality, and the kings and political leaders of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich by the wealth and economic power of her sensuous luxury.”

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now is she without - She is continually exposing herself, and showing by her gait and gestures what she is, and what she wants. These two verses are a parenthesis, intended to show the character of the woman.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Prostitutes often sought customers in public places like markets and on busy street corners (for example, Genesis 38:13–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. loud--or, "noisy," "bustling." stubborn--not submissive. without ... streets, ... corner--(Compare 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:12

• Adultery
• Blindness
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Hypocrisy
• Ignorance
• Lasciviousness
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings