Proverbs 7:13

Proverbs 7:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
• New International Version (NIV)She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
• English Standard Version (ESV)She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,
• New Living Translation (NLT)She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,

Context of Proverbs 7:13

11She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home. 12At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner. So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him: 14“I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows. 15So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.

Proverbs 7:13 word by word

וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה־לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So she caughtחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• him, and kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• with an impudentעָזַז‛âzaz · be strongH5810
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Proverbs 7:13

• Genesis 39:7And it came to pass after these things that his master’s wife cast longing eyes on Joseph, and she said, “Lie with me.”
• Numbers 25:1Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab.
• Numbers 31:16Look, these women caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to trespass against the Lord in the incident of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
• Ezekiel 16:33Men make payment to all harlots, but you made your payments to all your lovers, and hired them to come to you from all around for your harlotry.
• Revelation 2:20Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.
• Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 2:4For they are impudent and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’
• Ezekiel 3:7But the house of Israel will not listen to you, because they will not listen to Me; for all the house of Israel are impudent and hard-hearted.

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13So she caught him - Laid fast hold on him, and kissed him, to show that she was affectionately attached to him. And with an impudent face - פניה העזה heezzah paneyha, "she strengthened her countenance," assumed the most confident look she could; endeavored to appear friendly and sincere.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. 13-1513-15. The preparations for a feast do not necessarily imply peculiar religious professions. The offerer retained part of the victim for a feast (Le 3:9, &c.). This feast she professes was prepared for him whom she boldly addresses as one sought specially to partake of it.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:13

• Adultery
• Blindness
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Hypocrisy
• Ignorance
• Lasciviousness
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Chamber
• Discern
• Goodman
• Loud
• Adultery
• Harden
• Hezekiah (2)
• Kiss
• Proverbs, the Book of
• peace offering

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