New English Translation
Proverbs 7:6
6For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out
Proverbs 7:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
- New International Version (NIV)At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
Context of Proverbs 7:6
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative, 5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words. For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out 7and I saw among the naive – I discerned among the youths – a young man who lacked wisdom. 8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:6 word by word
כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:6
- Proverbs 1:4To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.
- Proverbs 8:5You who are naive, discern wisdom! And you fools, understand discernment!
- Proverbs 14:15A naive person believes everything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
- Proverbs 19:25Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:3A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
- Proverbs 27:12A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.
- Psalms 119:130Your instructions are a doorway through which light shines. They give insight to the untrained.
- Romans 16:18For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.
- Proverbs 6:32A man who commits adultery with a woman lacks wisdom, whoever does it destroys his own life.
- Proverbs 9:4“Whoever is naive, let him turn in here,” she says to those who lack understanding.
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.
- Proverbs 19:2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.
- Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.
- Jeremiah 4:22The Lord answered, “This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I looked through my casement - The casement is a small aperture in a large window, or a window opening on hinges. Here it means the lattice, for they had no glass windows in the East. And the latticed windows produced a double advantage Making the apartments sufficiently private; and 2. Admitting fresh air to keep them cool.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Casement - The latticed opening of an Eastern house, overlooking the street (compare Judges 5:28).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. 6-7Young men who are inexperienced and not set in their ways are open to learning. Each foolish act brings them closer to becoming fools.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. For--or, "Since," introducing an example to illustrate the warning, which, whether a narrative or a parable, is equally pertinent. window--or, "opening" looked--literally, "watched earnestly" (Jud 5:28). casement--or, "lattice."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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