1 My son בְּ֭נִי Be.ni H1121 , keep שְׁמֹ֣ר she.Mor H8104 my words אֲמָרָ֑י 'a.ma.Rai H561 , And lay up my commandments וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י u.mitz.vo.Tai H4687 with thee. 2 Keep שְׁמֹ֣ר she.Mor H8104 my commandments מִצְוֹתַ֣י mitz.vo.Tai H4687 and live וֶחְיֵ֑ה vech.Yeh H2421 ; And my law H8451 as the apple of thine eye עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ 'ei.Nei.kha H5869 . 3 Bind קָשְׁרֵ֥ם ka.she.Rem H7194 them upon thy fingers אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ 'etz.be.'o.Tei.kha H676 ; Write כָּ֝תְבֵ֗ם ka.te.Vem H3789 them upon the tablet ל֥וּחַ Lu.ach H3871 of thy heart לִבֶּֽךָ׃ li.Be.kha H3820 . 4 Say אֱמֹ֣ר 'e.Mor H559 unto wisdom לַֽ֭חָכְמָה La.cha.khe.mah H2451 , Thou art my sister אֲחֹ֣תִי 'a.Cho.ti H269 ; And call תִקְרָֽא׃ tik.Ra' H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ Lish.ma.re.kha H8104 thee from the strange זָרָ֑ה za.Rah H2114 woman מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה me.'i.Shah H802 , From the foreigner H5237 that flattereth with her words אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ 'a.ma.Rei.ha H561 . 6 For at the window בְּחַלּ֣וֹן be.cha.Lon H2474 of my house בֵּיתִ֑י bei.Ti H1004 I looked נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃ nish.Ka.fe.ti H8259 forth through my lattice ; 7 And I beheld among the simple ones , I discerned H995 among the youths נַ֣עַר Na.'ar H5288 , A young H5288 man H5288 void of understanding H995 , 8 Passing H5674 through the street near her corner פִּנָּ֑הּ pi.Nah H6438 ; And he went the way H1870 to her house בֵּיתָ֣הּ bei.Tah H1004 , 9 In the twilight , in the evening בְּעֶ֥רֶב be.'E.rev H6153 of the day י֑וֹם Yom H3117 , In the middle of the night לַ֝֗יְלָה Lay.lah H3915 and in the darkness וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃ va.'a.fe.Lah H653 . 10 And , behold , there met him a woman אִ֭שָּׁה 'I.shah H802 With the attire of a harlot , and wily of heart לֵֽב׃ Lev H3820 . 11 ( She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet H7272 abide not in her house בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ be.vei.Tah H1004 : 12 Now she is in the streets בַּח֗וּץ ba.Chutz H2351 , now in the broad places , And lieth in wait תֶאֱרֹֽב׃ te.'e.Ro H693 at every corner פִּנָּ֣ה pi.Nah H6438 .) 13 So she caught him , and kissed H5401 him , And with an impudent face פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ fa.Nei.ha H6440 she said H559 unto him : 14 Sacrifices זִבְחֵ֣י ziv.Chei H2077 of peace-offerings are with me ; This day הַ֝יּ֗וֹם hai.Yom H3117 have I paid my vows נְדָרָֽי׃ ne.da.Rai H5088 . 15 Therefore H3651 came יָצָ֣אתִי ya.Tza.ti H3318 I forth H3318 to meet thee, Diligently to seek לְשַׁחֵ֥ר le.sha.Cher H7836 thy face פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ pa.Nei.kha H6440 , and I have found H4672 thee. 16 I have spread my couch עַרְשִׂ֑י 'ar.Si H6210 with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz.Ra.yim H4714 . 17 I have perfumed my bed מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י mish.ka.Vi H4904 With myrrh מֹ֥ר mor H4753 , aloes , and cinnamon וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ ve.ki.na.Mon H7076 . 18 Come, let us take our fill נִרְוֶ֣ה nir.Veh H7301 of love until the morning הַבֹּ֑קֶר ha.Bo.ker H1242 ; Let us solace ourselves with loves. 20 He hath taken H3947 a bag צְֽרוֹר־ tze.ror- H6872 of money הַ֭כֶּסֶף Ha.ke.sef H3701 with him ; He will come יָבֹ֥א ya.Vo' H935 home at the full moon הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא ha.Ke.se' H3677 . 21 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ Se.fa.Tei.ha H8193 she forceth him along. 22 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox כְּ֭שׁוֹר Ke.shor H7794 goeth to the slaughter טָ֣בַח Ta.vach H2874 , Or as one in fetters to the correction H4148 of the fool אֱוִֽיל׃ 'e.Vil H191 ; 23 Till an arrow חֵ֡ץ chetz H2671 strike through his liver כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ ke.ve.Do H3516 ; As a bird צִפּ֣וֹר tzi.Por H6833 hasteth to the snare H6341 , And knoweth not that it is for his life בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ ve.naf.Sho H5315 . 24 Now H6258 therefore וְעַתָּ֣ה ve.'a.Tah H6258 , my sons H1121 , hearken unto me , And attend to the words לְאִמְרֵי־ le.'im.rei- H561 of my mouth פִֽי׃ Fi H6310 . 27 Her house בֵּיתָ֑הּ bei.Tah H1004 is the way דַּרְכֵ֣י dar.Khei H1870 to Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל she.'ol H7585 , Going יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת yo.re.Dot H3381 down H3381 to the chambers חַדְרֵי־ chad.rei- H2315 of death מָֽוֶת׃ פ Ma.vet H4194 . ← Proverbs 6 Proverbs 8 → Commentaries on Proverbs 7 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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