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Proverbs 7:21
21So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.
Proverbs 7:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
- New International Version (NIV)With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.
Context of Proverbs 7:21
19for my husband is not home. He’s away on a long trip. 20He has taken a wallet full of money with him and won’t return until later this month.” So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery. 22He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap, 23awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:21 word by word
הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:21
- Proverbs 7:5Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an immoral woman are as sweet as honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil.
- Judges 16:15Then Delilah pouted, “How can you tell me, ‘I love you,’ when you don’t share your secrets with me? You’ve made fun of me three times now, and you still haven’t told me what makes you so strong!”
- Psalms 12:2Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
- 1 Samuel 28:23But Saul refused to eat anything. Then his advisers joined the woman in urging him to eat, so he finally yielded and got up from the ground and sat on the couch.
- 2 Kings 4:8One day Elisha went to the town of Shunem. A wealthy woman lived there, and she urged him to come to her home for a meal. After that, whenever he passed that way, he would stop there for something to eat.
- Luke 14:23So his master said, ‘Go out into the country lanes and behind the hedges and urge anyone you find to come, so that the house will be full.
- Luke 24:29but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them.
- Acts 16:15She and her household were baptized, and she asked us to be her guests. “If you agree that I am a true believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my home.” And she urged us until we agreed.
- 2 Corinthians 5:14Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21With her much fair speech - With her blandishments and lascivious talk, she overcame all his scruples, and constrained him to yield.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Fair speech - The Hebrew word is usually translated “doctrine,” or “learning” Proverbs 1:5; Proverbs 4:2; Proverbs 9:9; possibly it is used here in keen irony.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. 21-23The young man's unwise actions could endanger his life (see Proverbs 5:11; 6:32–35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. caused ... yield--or, "inclines." flattering--(Compare Pr 5:3). forced him--by persuasion overcoming his scruples.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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