Proverbs 7:13

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:
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
• New Living Translation (NLT)She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,

Context of Proverbs 7:13

11She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; 12now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him, 14"I had to offer sacrifices, and today I have paid my vows; 15so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.

Proverbs 7:13 word by word

וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So she caughtחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• him, and kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• with an impudentעָזַז‛âzaz · be strongH5810
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:13

• Genesis 39:7And after a time his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, "Lie with me."
• Numbers 25:1While Israel lived in Shittim, the people began to whore with the daughters of Moab.
• Numbers 31:16Behold, these, on Balaam's advice, caused the people of Israel to act treacherously against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and so the plague came among the congregation of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 16:33Men give gifts to all prostitutes, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, bribing them to come to you from every side with your whorings.
• Revelation 2:20But I have this against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and is teaching and seducing my servants to practice sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
• Isaiah 50:7But the Lord God helps me; therefore I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
• Ezekiel 2:4The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord God.'
• Ezekiel 3:7But the house of Israel will not be willing to listen to you, for they are not willing to listen to me: because all the house of Israel have a hard forehead and a stubborn heart.

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

Topics related to Proverbs 7:13

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

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Harden
• Hezekiah (2)
• Kiss
• 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