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Proverbs 7:6
6At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
Proverbs 7:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain,
Context of Proverbs 7:6
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.” 5They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words. At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice. 7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense. 8He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of 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 1:4for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—
- Proverbs 8:5You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.
- Proverbs 14:15The simple believe anything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.
- Proverbs 19:25Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Proverbs 27:12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
- Psalms 19:7The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 119:130The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
- Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
- Proverbs 6:32But a man who commits adultery has no sense; whoever does so destroys himself.
- Proverbs 9:4“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have no sense she says,
- Proverbs 10:13Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.
- Proverbs 12:11Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
- Proverbs 19:2Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
- Jeremiah 4:22“My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not 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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