King James Version
Proverbs 7:7
7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,1
Proverbs 7:7 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
- New Living Translation (NLT)I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense.
Context of Proverbs 7:7
5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Among the simple ones - The inexperienced, inconsiderate young men. A young man void of understanding - לב חסר ראשאהץ בעל , "destitute of a heart." He had not wisdom to discern the evil intended; nor courage to resist the flatteries of the seducer.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Simple - In the bad sense of the word (Proverbs 1:22 note); “open” to all impressions of evil, empty-headed and empty-hearted; lounging near the house of ill-repute, not as yet deliberately purposing to sin, but placing himself in the way of it at a time when the pure in heart would seek their home. There is a certain symbolic meaning in the picture of the gathering gloom Proverbs 7:9. Night is falling over the young man‘s life as the shadows deepen.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. 77. simple--as in Pr 1:4. void of, &c.--(Compare Pr 6:32).Read the comment
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- 1. Proverbs 7:7 the youths: Heb. the sons ↩
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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