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 King James Version (NKJV)So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:

Context of Proverbs 7:13

11She was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay at home. 12She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner. She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said, 14“I’ve just made my peace offerings and fulfilled my vows. 15You’re the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!

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 Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come and sleep with me,” she demanded.
• Numbers 25:1While the Israelites were camped at Acacia Grove, some of the men defiled themselves by having sexual relations with local Moabite women.
• Numbers 31:16“These are the very ones who followed Balaam’s advice and caused the people of Israel to rebel against the Lord at Mount Peor. They are the ones who caused the plague to strike the Lord’s people.
• Ezekiel 16:33Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you.
• Revelation 2:20“But I have this complaint against you. You are permitting that woman—that Jezebel who calls herself a prophet—to lead my servants astray. She teaches them to commit sexual sin and to eat food offered to idols.
• Isaiah 50:7Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.
• Ezekiel 2:4They are a stubborn and hard-hearted people. But I am sending you to say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says!’
• Ezekiel 3:7But the people of Israel won’t listen to you any more than they listen to me! For the whole lot of them are hard-hearted and stubborn.

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