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Proverbs 7:13
13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
Proverbs 7:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
- New International Version (NIV)She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
- English Standard Version (ESV)She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,
- New King James Version (NKJV)So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
Context of Proverbs 7:13
11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. 12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him: 14“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows. 15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:13 word by word
וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:13
- Genesis 39:7and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.”
- Numbers 25:1While Israel was staying in Shittim, the men began to indulge in sexual immorality with the daughters of Moab,
- Numbers 31:16“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 16:33Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors.
- Revelation 2:20But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
- Isaiah 50:7Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
- Ezekiel 2:4They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’
- Ezekiel 3:7But the house of Israel will be unwilling to listen to you, since they are unwilling to listen to Me. For the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13So she caught him - Laid fast hold on him, and kissed him, to show that she was affectionately attached to him. And with an impudent face - פניה העזה heezzah paneyha, "she strengthened her countenance," assumed the most confident look she could; endeavored to appear friendly and sincere.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. 6-23The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The preparations for a feast do not necessarily imply peculiar religious professions. The offerer retained part of the victim for a feast (Le 3:9, &c.). This feast she professes was prepared for him whom she boldly addresses as one sought specially to partake of it.Read the comment
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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
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