Proverbs 7:15

Proverbs 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
• New International Version (NIV)So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
• English Standard Version (ESV)so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.

Context of Proverbs 7:15

13Now she took hold of the young man and she kissed him. She looked into his eyes without any shame. 14She said to him, ‘I offered a sacrifice to God today and I have the meat at my home. That is why I came out to meet you. I was looking for you, and now I have found you! 16I have covered my bed with beautiful blankets and with valuable cloths from Egypt. 17I have splashed many kinds of perfume on my bed, like myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

Proverbs 7:15 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore came I forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• to meetקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• thee, diligently to seekשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face ofH6440
• and I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:15

• 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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:15

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

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Face
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of
• peace offering

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