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Proverbs 7:8
8He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of 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,
- 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
- New Living Translation (NLT)He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by her house.
Context of Proverbs 7:8
6At 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. He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house 9at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. 10Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty 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 set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
- Proverbs 5:8Keep to a path far from her, do not go near the door of her house,
- Judges 16:1One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.
- 2 Samuel 11:2One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,
- 1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
- 2 Timothy 2:22Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Jude 1:23save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted 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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