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 teaching , 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 intelligence [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 stranger who 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 sons בַבָּנִ֗ים va.ba.Nim H1121 , 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 blackness of night לַ֝֗יְלָה Lay.lah H3915 and the darkness וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃ va.'a.fe.Lah H653 . 10 And behold , there met him a woman אִ֭שָּׁה 'I.shah H802 in the attire of a harlot , and subtle of heart לֵֽב׃ Lev H3820 . 11 She is clamorous and unmanageable; her feet H7272 abide not in her house בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ be.vei.Tah H1004 : 12 now without, now in the broadways, — and she lieth in wait תֶאֱרֹֽב׃ te.'e.Ro H693 at every corner פִּנָּ֣ה pi.Nah H6438 . 13 And she caught him and kissed H5401 him , and with an impudent face פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ fa.Nei.ha H6440 said H559 unto him , 14 I have peace-offerings with me ; this day הַ֝יּ֗וֹם hai.Yom H3117 have I paid my vows נְדָרָֽי׃ ne.da.Rai H5088 : 16 I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz.Ra.yim H4714 ; 17 I have perfumed my couch with myrrh מֹ֥ר mor H4753 , aloes , and cinnamon וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ ve.ki.na.Mon H7076 . 18 Come, let us revel in love until the morning הַבֹּ֑קֶר ha.Bo.ker H1242 , let us delight ourselves with loves. 19 For the husband הָאִ֣ישׁ ha.'Ish H376 is not at home , he is gone H1980 a long journey בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh H1870 ; 20 he hath taken H3947 the money-bag with him , he will come יָבֹ֥א ya.Vo' H935 home on the day לְי֥וֹם le.Yom H3117 of the full moon הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא ha.Ke.se' H3677 . 21 With her much enticement she beguiled him ; with the smoothness of her lips שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ Se.fa.Tei.ha H8193 she constrained him . 22 He went H1980 after her straightway, as an ox כְּ֭שׁוֹר Ke.shor H7794 goeth to the slaughter טָ֣בַח Ta.vach H2874 , and as stocks [ serve ] for 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 its life בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ ve.naf.Sho H5315 . 24 And now H6258 , ye 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 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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