New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 7:6-27

6For 1at the windowH2474 of my houseH1004 I lookedH8259 outH8259 2throughH1157 my latticeH822,7And I sawH7200 among the 3naiveH6612, And discernedH995 among the 4youthsH1121 A youngH5288 manH5288 5lackingH2638 6senseH3820,8PassingH5674 through the streetH7784 nearH681 7her cornerH6438; And he walksH6805 alongH6805 the wayH1870 to 8her houseH1004,9In the 9twilightH5399, in the 10eveningH6153 H3117, In the 11middleH380 of the nightH3915 and the darknessH653.10And beholdH2009, a womanH802 comes to meetH7122 him, 12DressedH7897 as a prostituteH2181 and cunningH5341 of heartH3820.11She is 13boisterousH1993 and rebelliousH5637, Her 14feetH7272 do not remainH7931 at homeH1004;12She is nowH6471 in the streetsH2351, nowH6471 15in the publicH7339 squaresH7339, And 16lurksH693 by everyH3605 cornerH6438.13So she seizesH2388 him and kissesH5401 him, 17And with a 18brazenH5810 faceH6440 she saysH559 to him:14“19I was dueH5921 to offerH2077 20peaceH8002 offeringsH8002; TodayH3117 I have 21paidH7999 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 22coveringsH4765, With coloredH2405 23linensH330 of EgyptH4714.17I have sprinkledH5130 my bedH4904 With 24myrrhH4753, aloesH174, and 25cinnamonH7076.18ComeH1980, let’s drinkH7301 our fillH7301 of loveH1730 untilH5704 morningH1242; Let’s delightH5965 ourselves with caressesH159.19For 26my husbandH376 is not at homeH1004; He has goneH1980 on a longH4480 H7350 journeyH1870.20He has takenH3947 a 27bagH6872 of moneyH3701 28with him. At the fullH3677 moonH3677 he will comeH935 homeH1004.”21With her manyH7230 persuasionsH3948 she enticesH5186 him; With her 29 30flatteringH2507 lipsH8193 she seducesH5080 him.22SuddenlyH6597 he followsH1980 H310 her As an oxH7794 goesH935 to the slaughterH2874, Or as 31one walksH5914 inH5914 ankleH5914 braceletsH5914 to the disciplineH4148 of a foolH191,23UntilH5704 an arrowH2671 piercesH6398 throughH6398 his liverH3516; As a 32birdH6833 hurriesH4116 to the snareH6341, So he does not knowH3045 that it will cost him his lifeH5315.

24NowH6258 therefore, my sonsH1121, 33listenH8085 to me, And payH7181 attentionH7181 to the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.25Do not let your heartH3820 34turnH7847 asideH7847 to her waysH1870, Do not strayH8582 into her pathsH5410.26For manyH7227 are the 35victimsH2491 she has broughtH5307 toH5307 ruinH5307, And 36numerousH6099 are allH3605 those slaughteredH2026 by her.27Her 37houseH1004 is the wayH1870 to SheolH7585, DescendingH3381 to the chambersH2315 of deathH4194.

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Notes

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

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