New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 7:5-23

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

6For 2at the windowH2474 of my houseH1004 I lookedH8259 outH8259 3throughH1157 my latticeH822,7And I sawH7200 among the 4naiveH6612, And discernedH995 among the 5youthsH1121 A youngH5288 manH5288 6lackingH2638 7senseH3820,8PassingH5674 through the streetH7784 nearH681 8her cornerH6438; And he walksH6805 alongH6805 the wayH1870 to 9her houseH1004,9In the 10twilightH5399, in the 11eveningH6153 H3117, In the 12middleH380 of the nightH3915 and the darknessH653.10And beholdH2009, a womanH802 comes to meetH7122 him, 13DressedH7897 as a prostituteH2181 and cunningH5341 of heartH3820.11She is 14boisterousH1993 and rebelliousH5637, Her 15feetH7272 do not remainH7931 at homeH1004;12She is nowH6471 in the streetsH2351, nowH6471 16in the publicH7339 squaresH7339, And 17lurksH693 by everyH3605 cornerH6438.13So she seizesH2388 him and kissesH5401 him, 18And with a 19brazenH5810 faceH6440 she saysH559 to him:14“20I was dueH5921 to offerH2077 21peaceH8002 offeringsH8002; TodayH3117 I have 22paidH7999 my vowsH5088.15ThereforeH5921 H3651 I have comeH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 you, To seekH7836 your presenceH6440 diligentlyH7836, and I have foundH4672 you.16I have spreadH7234 my couchH6210 with 23coveringsH4765, With coloredH2405 24linensH330 of EgyptH4714.17I have sprinkledH5130 my bedH4904 With 25myrrhH4753, aloesH174, and 26cinnamonH7076.18ComeH1980, let’s drinkH7301 our fillH7301 of loveH1730 untilH5704 morningH1242; Let’s delightH5965 ourselves with caressesH159.19For 27my husbandH376 is not at homeH1004; He has goneH1980 on a longH4480 H7350 journeyH1870.20He has takenH3947 a 28bagH6872 of moneyH3701 29with him. At the fullH3677 moonH3677 he will comeH935 homeH1004.”21With her manyH7230 persuasionsH3948 she enticesH5186 him; With her 30 31flatteringH2507 lipsH8193 she seducesH5080 him.22SuddenlyH6597 he followsH1980 H310 her As an oxH7794 goesH935 to the slaughterH2874, Or as 32one walksH5914 inH5914 ankleH5914 braceletsH5914 to the disciplineH4148 of a foolH191,23UntilH5704 an arrowH2671 piercesH6398 throughH6398 his liverH3516; As a 33birdH6833 hurriesH4116 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 7:6 Judg 5:28 ↩
3. Proverbs 7:6 Song 2:9 ↩
4. Proverbs 7:7 Prov 1:22 ↩
5. Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons ↩
6. Proverbs 7:7 Prov 6:32; 9:4 ↩
7. Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart ↩
8. Proverbs 7:8 Prov 7:12 ↩
9. Proverbs 7:8 Prov 7:27 ↩
10. Proverbs 7:9 Job 24:15 ↩
11. Proverbs 7:9 Lit evening of the day ↩
12. Proverbs 7:9 Lit pupil (of the eye) ↩
13. Proverbs 7:10 Gen 38:14, 15; 1 Tim 2:9 ↩
14. Proverbs 7:11 Prov 9:13 ↩
15. Proverbs 7:11 1 Tim 5:13; Titus 2:5 ↩
16. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 9:14 ↩
17. Proverbs 7:12 Prov 23:28 ↩
18. Proverbs 7:13 Lit She makes bold her face and says ↩
19. Proverbs 7:13 Prov 21:29 ↩
20. Proverbs 7:14 Lit Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me ↩
21. Proverbs 7:14 Lev 7:11 ↩
22. Proverbs 7:14 Lev 7:16 ↩
23. Proverbs 7:16 Prov 31:22 ↩
24. Proverbs 7:16 Is 19:9; Ezek 27:7 ↩
25. Proverbs 7:17 Ps 45:8 ↩
26. Proverbs 7:17 Ex 30:23 ↩
27. Proverbs 7:19 Lit the man ↩
28. Proverbs 7:20 Gen 42:35 ↩
29. Proverbs 7:20 Lit in his hand ↩
30. Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth ↩
31. Proverbs 7:21 Prov 5:3; 6:24 ↩
32. Proverbs 7:22 Or as a stag goes into a trap; as in some ancient versions, Heb is uncertain ↩
33. Proverbs 7:23 Eccl 9:12 ↩

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