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

11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12Now is she outside, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him, 14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I paid my vows. 15Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Proverbs 7:13 word by word

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

• caughtחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: holdH2388
• kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• 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 her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
• Numbers 25:1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.
• Numbers 31:16Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD.
• Ezekiel 16:33They give gifts to all harlots: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come to thee on every side for thy harlotry.
• Revelation 2:20However I have a few things against thee, because thou allowest that woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit acts of immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
• Isaiah 50:7For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 2:4For they are impudent children and obstinate in heart. I send thee to them; and thou shalt say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 3:7But the house of Israel will not hearken to thee; for they will not hearken to me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.

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