New American Standard Bible 2020
Proverbs 7:12
Proverbs 7:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
- New International Version (NIV)now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
- English Standard Version (ESV)now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait.
- New King James Version (NKJV)At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
Context of Proverbs 7:12
10And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart. 11She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home; She is now in the streets, now in the public squares, And lurks by every corner. 13So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him: 14“I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:12 word by word
פַּ֤עַם׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:12
- Proverbs 9:14She sits at the doorway of her house, On a seat by the high places of the city,
- Proverbs 23:28Certainly she lurks as a robber, And increases the treacherous among mankind.
- Jeremiah 2:20“For long ago I broke your yoke And tore off your restraints; But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill And under every leafy tree You have lain down as a prostitute.
- Jeremiah 3:2“Raise your eyes to the bare heights and see; Where have you not been violated? You have sat for them by the roads Like an Arab in the desert, And you have defiled a land With your prostitution and your wickedness.
- Ezekiel 16:24that you built yourself a shrine and made yourself a high place in every public square.
- Revelation 18:3For all the nations have fallen because of the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed acts of sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich from the excessive wealth of her luxury.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Now is she without - She is continually exposing herself, and showing by her gait and gestures what she is, and what she wants. These two verses are a parenthesis, intended to show the character of the woman.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. 12Prostitutes often sought customers in public places like markets and on busy street corners (for example, Genesis 38:13–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1211-12. loud--or, "noisy," "bustling." stubborn--not submissive. without ... streets, ... corner--(Compare 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 9:14 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 23:28 ↩
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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