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
Avoid loose women
1My son, keep my words;
store up my commands within you.
2Keep my commands and live,
and my instruction like the pupil of your eye.
3Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister”;
call understanding “friend,”
5so she might guard you against the mysterious woman,
from the foreign woman who flatters you.
6When from the window of my house,
from behind the screen, I gazed down,
7I looked among the naive young men
and noticed among the youth, one who had no sense.
8He was crossing the street at her corner
and walked down the path to her house
9in the early evening,
at the onset of night and darkness.
10All of a sudden a woman approaches him,
dressed like a prostitute and with a cunning mind.
11She is noisy and defiant;
her feet don’t stay long in her own house.
12She has one foot in the street, one foot in the public square.
She lies in wait at every corner.
13She grabs him and kisses him.
Her face is brazen as she speaks to him:
14“I’ve made a sacrifice of well-being;
today I fulfilled my solemn promises.
15So I’ve come out to meet you,
seeking you, and I have found you.
16I’ve spread my bed with luxurious covers,
with colored linens from Egypt.
17I’ve sprinkled my bed with myrrh,
aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let’s drink deep of love until morning;
let’s savor our lovemaking.
19For my husband isn’t home;
he’s gone far away.
20He took a pouch of money with him;
he won’t come home till full moon.”
21She seduces him with all her talk.
She entices him with her flattery.
22He goes headlong after her,
like an ox to the slaughter,
like a deer leaping into a trap,#7.22 Heb uncertain
23until an arrow pierces his liver,
like a bird hurrying to the snare,
not aware that it will cost him his life.
24Now sons, listen to me,
and pay attention to my speech.
25Don’t turn your heart to her ways;
don’t wander down her paths.
26She has caused many corpses to fall;
she has killed many people.
27Her house is a path to the grave,#7.27 Heb Sheol
going down to the chambers of death.
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