New English Translation
Proverbs 7:8
8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
Proverbs 7:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
- New International Version (NIV)He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
- English Standard Version (ESV)passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house
- New King James Version (NKJV)Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
Context of Proverbs 7:8
6For 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. He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house 9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night. 10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:8 word by word
עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:8
- Proverbs 4:14Do not enter the path of the wicked or walk in the way of those who are evil.
- Proverbs 5:8Keep yourself far from her, and do not go near the door of her house,
- Judges 16:1Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her.
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of his palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. Now this woman was very attractive.
- 1 Corinthians 6:18Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin a person commits is outside of the body” – but the immoral person sins against his own body.
- 2 Timothy 2:22But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
- Jude 1:23save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8He went the way to her house - She appears to have had a corner house sufficiently remarkable; and a way from the main street to it.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. 6-23The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. her corner--where she was usually found. went ... house--implying, perhaps, confidence in himself by his manner, as denoted in the word went--literally, "tread pompously."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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