God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:6
6From a window in my house I looked through my screen.
Proverbs 7:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
- New International Version (NIV)At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
Context of Proverbs 7:6
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister.” Give the name “my relative” to understanding 5in order to guard yourself from an adulterous woman, from a loose woman with her smooth talk. From a window in my house I looked through my screen. 7I was looking at gullible people when I saw a young man without much sense among youths 8He was crossing a street near her corner and walking toward her house
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:6 word by word
כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:6
- Proverbs 1:4to give insight to gullible people, to give knowledge and foresight to the young—
- Proverbs 8:5You gullible people, learn how to be sensible. You fools, get a heart that has understanding.
- Proverbs 14:15A gullible person believes anything, but a sensible person watches his step.
- Proverbs 19:25Strike a mocker, and a gullible person may learn a lesson. Warn an understanding person, and he will gain more knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:3Sensible people foresee trouble and hide ⌞from it⌟, but gullible people go ahead and suffer ⌞the consequence⌟.
- Proverbs 27:12Sensible people foresee trouble and hide. Gullible people go ahead ⌞and⌟ suffer.
- Psalms 19:7The teachings of the Lord are perfect. They renew the soul. The testimony of the Lord is dependable. It makes gullible people wise.
- Psalms 119:130Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand.
- Romans 16:18People like these are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive unsuspecting people.
- Proverbs 6:32Whoever commits adultery with a woman has no sense. Whoever does this destroys himself.
- Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is gullible turn in here!” She says to a person without sense,
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of a person who has understanding, but a rod is for the back of one without sense.
- Proverbs 12:11Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense.
- Proverbs 19:2A person without knowledge is no good. A person in a hurry makes mistakes.
- Proverbs 24:30I passed by a lazy person’s field, the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.
- Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools. They don’t know me. They are stupid people. They don’t understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they don’t know how to do good.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I looked through my casement - The casement is a small aperture in a large window, or a window opening on hinges. Here it means the lattice, for they had no glass windows in the East. And the latticed windows produced a double advantage Making the apartments sufficiently private; and 2. Admitting fresh air to keep them cool.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Casement - The latticed opening of an Eastern house, overlooking the street (compare Judges 5:28).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. 6-7Young men who are inexperienced and not set in their ways are open to learning. Each foolish act brings them closer to becoming fools.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--or, "Since," introducing an example to illustrate the warning, which, whether a narrative or a parable, is equally pertinent. window--or, "opening" looked--literally, "watched earnestly" (Jud 5:28). casement--or, "lattice."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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