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Proverbs 7:9
9at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
Proverbs 7:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
- English Standard Version (ESV)in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.
- New Living Translation (NLT)It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell.
Context of Proverbs 7:9
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 at 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. 11(She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:9 word by word
בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:9
- Genesis 39:11One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside.
- Job 24:13“There are those who rebel against the light, who do not know its ways or stay in its paths.
- Romans 13:12The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
- Ephesians 5:11Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Exodus 12:6Take care of them until the fourteenth day of the month, when all the members of the community of Israel must slaughter them at twilight.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9In the twilight, in the evening - Some time after sun-setting; before it was quite dark. In the black and dark night - When there were neither lamps nor moon-shine.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. 9Foolish actions are often associated with darkness (see Proverbs 4:18–19; Ecclesiastes 2:13–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The time, twilight, ending in darkness. black ... night--literally, "pupil," or, "eye," that is, middle of night.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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