God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:8
8He was crossing a street near her corner and walking toward her house
Proverbs 7:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
- New International Version (NIV)He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
- English Standard Version (ESV)passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house
- New King James Version (NKJV)Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
Context of Proverbs 7:8
6From 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 He was crossing a street near her corner and walking toward her house 9in the twilight, in the evening, in the dark hours of the night. 10A woman with an ulterior motive meets him. She is dressed as a prostitute.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:8 word by word
עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:8
- Proverbs 4:14Do not stray onto the path of wicked people. Do not walk in the way of evil people.
- Proverbs 5:8Stay far away from her. Do not even go near her door.
- Judges 16:1Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and slept with her.
- 2 Samuel 11:2Now, when evening came, David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the royal palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, and she was very pretty.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18Stay away from sexual sins. Other sins that people commit don’t affect their bodies the same way sexual sins do. People who sin sexually sin against their own bodies.
- 2 Timothy 2:22Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with a pure heart.
- Jude 1:23Save others by snatching them from the fire ⌞of hell⌟. Show mercy to others, even though you are afraid that you might be stained by their sinful lives.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He went the way to her house - She appears to have had a corner house sufficiently remarkable; and a way from the main street to it.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. 88. her corner--where she was usually found. went ... house--implying, perhaps, confidence in himself by his manner, as denoted in the word went--literally, "tread pompously."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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