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Proverbs 7

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Wiles of the Harlot

1My sonH1121, 1keepH8104 my wordsH561 And treasureH6845 my commandmentsH4687 withinH854 you.22KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421, And my 3teachingH8451 4as the 5appleH380 of your eyeH5869.36BindH7194 them on your fingersH676; 7WriteH3789 them on the tabletH3871 of your heartH3820.4SayH559 to wisdomH2451, “You are my sisterH269,” And callH7121 understandingH998 your intimateH4129 friendH4129;5That they may keepH8104 you from an 8adulteressH802H2114, From the foreignerH5237 who 9flattersH2505 with her wordsH561.

6For 10at the windowH2474 of my houseH1004 I lookedH8259 out 11throughH1157 my latticeH822,7And I sawH7200 among the 1213naiveH6612, And discernedH995 among the 14youthsH1121 A youngH5288 manH5288 15lackingH2638 16senseH3820,8PassingH5674 through the streetH7784 nearH681 17her cornerH6438; And he 18takesH6805 the wayH1870 to 19her houseH1004,9In the 20twilightH5399, in the 21eveningH6153H3117, In the 22middleH380 of the nightH3915 and in the darknessH653.10And beholdH2009, a womanH802 comes to meetH7122 him, 23DressedH7897 as a harlotH2181 and cunningH5341 of heartH3820.11She is 24boisterousH1993 and rebelliousH5637, Her 25feetH7272 do not remainH7931 at homeH1004;12She is nowH6471 in the streetsH2351, nowH6471 26in the squaresH7339, And 27lurksH693 by everyH3605 cornerH6438.13So she seizesH2388 him and kissesH5401 him 28And with a 29brazenH5810 faceH6440 she saysH559 to him:14“30I was dueH5921 to offerH2077 31peaceH8002 offeringsH8002; TodayH3117 I have 32paidH7999 my vowsH5088.15ThereforeH5921H3651 I have comeH3318 out to meetH7122 you, To seekH7836 your presenceH6440 earnestlyH7836, and I have foundH4672 you.16I have spreadH7234 my couchH6210 with 33coveringsH4765, With coloredH2405 34linensH330 of EgyptH4714.17I have sprinkledH5130 my bedH4904 With 35myrrhH4753, aloesH174 and 36cinnamonH7076.18ComeH1980, let us drinkH7301 our fillH7301 of loveH1730 untilH5704 morningH1242; Let us delightH5965 ourselves with caressesH159.19For 37my husbandH376 is not at homeH1004, He has goneH1980 on a longH7350H4970 journeyH1870;20He has takenH3947 a 38bagH6872 of moneyH3701 39with him, At the fullH3677 moonH3677 he will comeH935 homeH1004.”21With her manyH7230 persuasionsH3948 she enticesH5186 him; With her 4041flatteringH2507 lipsH8193 she seducesH5080 him.22SuddenlyH6597 he followsH1980H310 her As an oxH7794 goesH935 to the slaughterH2874, Or as 42one in fettersH5914 to the disciplineH4148 of a foolH191,23UntilH5704 an arrowH2671 piercesH6398 throughH6398 his liverH3516; As a 43birdH6833 hastensH4116 to the snareH6341, So he does not knowH3045 that it will cost him his lifeH5315.

24NowH6258 therefore, my sonsH1121, 44listenH8085 to me, And payH7181 attentionH7181 to the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.25Do not let your heartH3820 45turnH7847 asideH7847 to her waysH1870, Do not strayH8582 into her pathsH5410.26For manyH7227 are the 46victimsH2491 she has castH5307 downH5307, And 47numerousH6099 are allH3605 her slainH2026.27Her 48houseH1004 is the wayH1870 to SheolH7585, DescendingH3381 to the chambersH2315 of deathH4194.

Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 7:1 Prov 2:1; 6:20 ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 7:2 Prov 4:4 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 7:2 Or law ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 7:2 Deut 32:10; Ps 17:8; Zech 2:8 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 7:2 Lit pupil ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 7:3 Deut 6:8; 11:18; Prov 6:21 ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 7:3 Prov 3:3 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 7:5 Lit strange woman ↩
  9. 9. Proverbs 7:5 Lit is smooth ↩
  10. 10. Proverbs 7:6 Judg 5:28 ↩
  11. 11. Proverbs 7:6 Song 2:9 ↩
  12. 12. Proverbs 7:7 Lit simple ones ↩
  13. 13. Proverbs 7:7 Prov 1:22 ↩
  14. 14. Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons ↩
  15. 15. Proverbs 7:7 Prov 6:32; 9:4 ↩
  16. 16. Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart ↩
  17. 17. Proverbs 7:8 Prov 7:12 ↩
  18. 18. Proverbs 7:8 Lit steps ↩
  19. 19. Proverbs 7:8 Prov 7:27 ↩
  20. 20. Proverbs 7:9 Job 24:15 ↩
  21. 21. Proverbs 7:9 Lit evening of the day ↩
  22. 22. Proverbs 7:9 Lit pupil (of the eye) ↩
  23. 23. Proverbs 7:10 Gen 38:14, 15; 1 Tim 2:9 ↩
  24. 24. Proverbs 7:11 Prov 9:13 ↩
  25. 25. Proverbs 7:11 1 Tim 5:13; Titus 2:5 ↩
  26. 26. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 9:14 ↩
  27. 27. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 23:28 ↩
  28. 28. Proverbs 7:13 Lit She makes bold her face and says ↩
  29. 29. Proverbs 7:13 Prov 21:29 ↩
  30. 30. Proverbs 7:14 Lit Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me ↩
  31. 31. Proverbs 7:14 Lev 7:11 ↩
  32. 32. Proverbs 7:14 Lev 7:16 ↩
  33. 33. Proverbs 7:16 Prov 31:22 ↩
  34. 34. Proverbs 7:16 Is 19:9; Ezek 27:7 ↩
  35. 35. Proverbs 7:17 Ps 45:8 ↩
  36. 36. Proverbs 7:17 Ex 30:23 ↩
  37. 37. Proverbs 7:19 Lit the man ↩
  38. 38. Proverbs 7:20 Gen 42:35 ↩
  39. 39. Proverbs 7:20 Lit in his hand ↩
  40. 40. Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth ↩
  41. 41. Proverbs 7:21 Prov 5:3; 6:24 ↩
  42. 42. Proverbs 7:22 Or as a stag goes into a trap; so some ancient versions ↩
  43. 43. Proverbs 7:23 Eccl 9:12 ↩
  44. 44. Proverbs 7:24 Prov 5:7 ↩
  45. 45. Proverbs 7:25 Prov 5:8 ↩
  46. 46. Proverbs 7:26 Lit mortally wounded ↩
  47. 47. Proverbs 7:26 Prov 9:18 ↩
  48. 48. Proverbs 7:27 Prov 2:18; 5:5; 9:18; 1 Cor 6:9, 10; Rev 22:15 ↩

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