New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 7:5-23

5That they may keepH8104 you from an 1adulteressH802 H2114, From the foreignerH5237 who 2flattersH2505 with her wordsH561.

6For 3at the windowH2474 of my houseH1004 I lookedH8259 out 4throughH1157 my latticeH822,7And I sawH7200 among the 5 6naiveH6612, And discernedH995 among the 7youthsH1121 A youngH5288 manH5288 8lackingH2638 9senseH3820,8PassingH5674 through the streetH7784 nearH681 10her cornerH6438; And he 11takesH6805 the wayH1870 to 12her houseH1004,9In the 13twilightH5399, in the 14eveningH6153 H3117, In the 15middleH380 of the nightH3915 and in the darknessH653.10And beholdH2009, a womanH802 comes to meetH7122 him, 16DressedH7897 as a harlotH2181 and cunningH5341 of heartH3820.11She is 17boisterousH1993 and rebelliousH5637, Her 18feetH7272 do not remainH7931 at homeH1004;12She is nowH6471 in the streetsH2351, nowH6471 19in the squaresH7339, And 20lurksH693 by everyH3605 cornerH6438.13So she seizesH2388 him and kissesH5401 him 21And with a 22brazenH5810 faceH6440 she saysH559 to him:14“23I was dueH5921 to offerH2077 24peaceH8002 offeringsH8002; TodayH3117 I have 25paidH7999 my vowsH5088.15ThereforeH5921 H3651 I have comeH3318 out to meetH7122 you, To seekH7836 your presenceH6440 earnestlyH7836, and I have foundH4672 you.16I have spreadH7234 my couchH6210 with 26coveringsH4765, With coloredH2405 27linensH330 of EgyptH4714.17I have sprinkledH5130 my bedH4904 With 28myrrhH4753, aloesH174 and 29cinnamonH7076.18ComeH1980, let us drinkH7301 our fillH7301 of loveH1730 untilH5704 morningH1242; Let us delightH5965 ourselves with caressesH159.19For 30my husbandH376 is not at homeH1004, He has goneH1980 on a longH7350 H4970 journeyH1870;20He has takenH3947 a 31bagH6872 of moneyH3701 32with him, At the fullH3677 moonH3677 he will comeH935 homeH1004.”21With her manyH7230 persuasionsH3948 she enticesH5186 him; With her 33 34flatteringH2507 lipsH8193 she seducesH5080 him.22SuddenlyH6597 he followsH1980 H310 her As an oxH7794 goesH935 to the slaughterH2874, Or as 35one in fettersH5914 to the disciplineH4148 of a foolH191,23UntilH5704 an arrowH2671 piercesH6398 throughH6398 his liverH3516; As a 36birdH6833 hastensH4116 to the snareH6341, So he does not knowH3045 that it will cost him his lifeH5315.

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Notes

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

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