New English Translation
Proverbs 7:12
12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)
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
10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent. 11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home – at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.) 13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him, 14“I have fresh meat at home; today I have fulfilled my vows!
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:12 word by word
פַּ֤עַם׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:12
- Proverbs 9:14So she sits at the door of her house, on a seat at the highest point of the city,
- Proverbs 23:28Indeed, she lies in wait like a robber, and increases the unfaithful among men.
- Jeremiah 2:20“Indeed, long ago you threw off my authority and refused to be subject to me. You said, ‘I will not serve you.’ Instead, you gave yourself to other gods on every high hill and under every green tree, like a prostitute sprawls out before her lovers.
- Jeremiah 3:2“Look up at the hilltops and consider this. You have had sex with other gods on every one of them. You waited for those gods like a thief lying in wait in the desert. You defiled the land by your wicked prostitution to other gods.
- Ezekiel 16:24you built yourself a chamber and put up a pavilion in every public square.
- Revelation 18:3For all the nations have fallen from the wine of her immoral passion, and the kings of the earth have committed sexual immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have gotten rich from the power of her sensual behavior.”
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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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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