Proverbs 7
7
1My son, keep my words,
And lay up my commandments with thee.
2Keep my commandments, and live;
And my law as the apple of thine eye.
3Bind them upon thy fingers,
Write them upon the table of thine heart.
4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister;
And call understanding thy kinswoman:
5That they may keep thee from the strange woman,
From the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6For at the window of my house
I looked through my casement,
7And beheld among the simple ones,
I discerned among the youths,
A young man void of understanding,
8Passing through the street near her corner;
And he went the way to her house,
9In the twilight, in the evening,
In the black and dark night:
10And, behold, there met him a woman
With the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11(She is loud and stubborn;
Her feet abide not in her house:
12Now is she without, now in the streets,
And lieth in wait at every corner.)
13So she caught him, and kissed him,
And with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me;
This day have I payed my vows.
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee,
Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,
With carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:
Let us solace ourselves with loves.
19For the goodman is not at home,
He is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him,
And will come home at the day appointed.
21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield,
With the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22He goeth after her straightway,
As an ox goeth to the slaughter,
Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23Till a dart strike through his liver;
As a bird hasteth to the snare,
And knoweth not that it is for his life.
24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children,
And attend to the words of my mouth.
25Let not thine heart decline to her ways,
Go not astray in her paths.
26For she hath cast down many wounded:
Yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27Her house is the way to hell,
Going down to the chambers of death.
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7
The Wiles of the Prostitute
1My son, keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].
2Keep my commandments and live,
And keep my teaching and law as the apple of your eye.
3Bind them [securely] on your fingers;
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
5That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the foreigner [who does not observe God’s laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.
6¶For at the window of my house
I looked out through my lattice.
7And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],
I saw among the youths
A young man lacking [good] sense,
8Passing through the street near her corner;
And he took the path to her house
9In the twilight, in the evening;
In the black and dark night.
10And there a woman met him,
Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.
11She was boisterous and rebellious;
# 7:11 Lit Her feet do not. She would not stay at home.
12At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
13So she caught him and kissed him
And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:
14“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
15“So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering],
Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
16“I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry,
With colored fine linen of Egypt.
17“I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us console and delight ourselves with love.
19“For my husband is not at home.
He has gone on a long journey;
20He has taken a bag of money with him,
And he will come home on the appointed day.”
21With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;
With her flattering lips she seduced him.
22Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome],
Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
23Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound];
Like a bird fluttering straight into the net,
He did not know that it would cost him his life.
24¶Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths.
26For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded;
Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong. [Neh 13:26]
27Her house is the way to #7:27 Hades, the nether world, the place of the dead.Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death. [1 Cor 6:9]
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