NASB — Proverbs 7 — KJV

The Wiles of the Harlot

  1 My son°, akeep° my words°
  And treasure° my commandments° within° you.
  2 aKeep° my commandments° and live°,
  And my Iteaching° bas the IIapple° of your eye°.
  3 aBind° them on your fingers°;
  bWrite° them on the tablet° of your heart°.
  4 Say° to wisdom°, “You are my sister°,”
  And call° understanding° [your] intimate° friend°;
  5 That they may keep° you from an Iadulteress°°,
  From the foreigner° who IIflatters° with her words°.

[1] aPv 2:1; 6:20
[2] IOr law IILit pupil aPv 4:4 bDt 32:10; Ps 17:8; Zc 2:8
[3] aDt 6:8; 11:18; Pv 6:21 bPv 3:3
[5] ILit strange woman IILit is smooth

  6 ¶ For aat the window° of my house°
  I looked° out bthrough° my lattice°,
  7 And I saw° among the Ianaive°,
  [And] discerned° among the IIyouths°
  A young° man° blacking° IIIsense°,
  8 Passing° through the street° near° aher corner°;
  And he Itakes° the way° to bher house°,
  9 In the atwilight°, in the Ievening°°,
  In the IImiddle° of the night° and [in] the darkness°.
  10 And behold°, a woman° [comes] to meet° him,
  aDressed° as a harlot° and cunning° of heart°.
  11 She is aboisterous° and rebellious°,
  Her bfeet° do not remain° at home°;
  12 [She is] now° in the streets°, now° ain the squares°,
  And blurks° by every° corner°.
  13 So she seizes° him and kisses° him
  IAnd with a abrazen° face° she says° to him:
  14II was due° to offer° apeace° offerings°;
  Today° I have bpaid° my vows°.
  15 “Therefore°° I have come° out to meet° you,
  To seek° your presence° earnestly°, and I have found° you.
  16 “I have spread° my couch° with acoverings°,
  With colored° blinens° of Egypt°.
  17 “I have sprinkled° my bed°
  With amyrrh°, aloes° and bcinnamon°.
  18 “Come°, let us drink° our fill° of love° until° morning°;
  Let us delight° ourselves with caresses°.
  19 “For Imy husband° is not at home°,
  He has gone° on a long°° journey°;
  20 He has taken° a abag° of money° Iwith him,
  At the full° moon° he will come° home°.”
  21 With her many° persuasions° she entices° him;
  With her Iaflattering° lips° she seduces° him.
  22 Suddenly° he follows°° her
  As an ox° goes° to the slaughter°,
  Or as I[one in] fetters° to the discipline° of a fool°,
  23 Until° an arrow° pierces° through° his liver°;
  As a abird° hastens° to the snare°,
  So he does not know° that it [will cost him] his life°.

[6] aJg 5:28 bSo 2:9
[7] ILit simple ones IILit sons IIILit heart aPv 1:22 bPv 6:32; 9:4
[8] ILit steps aPv 7:12 bPv 7:27
[9] ILit evening of the day IILit pupil (of the eye) aJb 24:15
[10] aGn 38:14, 15; 1Ti 2:9
[11] aPv 9:13 b1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5
[12] aPv 9:14 bPv 23:28
[13] ILit She makes bold her face and says aPv 21:29
[14] ILit Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me aLv 7:11 bLv 7:16
[16] aPv 31:22 bIs 19:9; Ezk 27:7
[17] aPs 45:8 bEx 30:23
[19] ILit the man
[20] ILit in his hand aGn 42:35
[21] ILit smooth aPv 5:3; 6:24
[22] IOr as a stag goes into a trap; so some ancient versions
[23] aEc 9:12

  24 ¶ Now° therefore, [my] sons°, alisten° to me,
  And pay° attention° to the words° of my mouth°.
  25 Do not let your heart° aturn° aside° to her ways°,
  Do not stray° into her paths°.
  26 For many° are the Ivictims° she has cast° down°,
  And anumerous° are all° her slain°.
  27 Her ahouse° is the way° to Sheol°,
  Descending° to the chambers° of death°.

[24] aPv 5:7
[25] aPv 5:8
[26] ILit mortally wounded aPv 9:18
[27] aPv 2:18; 5:5; 9:18; 1Co 6:9, 10; Rv 22:15


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Solomon persuadeth to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom.

1 ¶ My son,º keepºª my words,º and lay upºª my commandmentsº with² thee. 2 Keepºª my commandments,º and live;ºª and my lawº as the appleº of thine eye.º 3 Bindºª them upon² thy fingers,º writeºª them upon² the tableº of thine heart.º 4 Sayºª unto wisdom,º Thou² [art] my sister;º and callºª understandingº [thy] kinswoman:º 5 That they may keepºª thee from the strangeºª woman,º² from the strangerº² [which] flatterethºª with her words.º

[1] Dt 11:28; Jb 22:22; Pv 1:8; 2:1; 3:1; 10:14; Lk 8:15; 11:28; Jn 14:23; 15:20; Rv 1:3; 22:9.
[2] Lv 18:5; Dt 32:10; Ps 17:8; Pv 4:13; Is 55:3; Zc 2:8; Jn 12:49; 14:21; 15:14; 1Jn 2:3; 5:1; Rv 22:14.
[3] Dt 6:8; 11:18; Pv 3:3; 6:21; Is 30:8; Jr 17:1; 31:33; 2Co 3:3.
[4] Jb 17:14; Pv 2:2; 4:6; So 8:1; Mt 12:49; Lk 11:27.
[5] Pv 2:16; 5:3; 6:24.

In an example of his own experience,

6 ¶ For² at the windowº of my houseº I lookedºª through² my casement,º 7 And beheldºª among the simple ones,º I discernedºª among the youths,º a young manº voidº of understanding,º 8 Passing² through¹ª the streetº nearº her corner;¹² and he wentºª the wayº to her house,º 9 In the twilight,º in the evening,ºº in the blackº and darkº night:º

[6] Gn 26:8; 2S 6:16.
[7] Ps 19:7; 119:130; Pv 1:4, 22, 32; 6:32; 8:5; 9:4, 16; 10:13; 12:11; 14:15, 18; 19:2, 25; 22:3; 24:30; 27:12; Jr 4:22; Mt 15:16; Ro 16:18.
[8] Jg 16:1; 2S 11:2; Pv 4:14; 5:8; 1Co 6:18; 2Ti 2:22; Jde 1:23.
[9] Gn 39:11; Ex 12:6; Jb 24:13; Ro 13:12; Ep 5:11.

he sheweth the cunning of a whore,

10 And, behold,² there metºª him a womanº [with] the attireº of an harlot,ºª and subtilºª of heart.º 11 (She² [is] loudºª and stubborn;ºª her feetº abideºª not² in her house:º 12 Nowº [is she] without,º nowº in the streets,º and lieth in waitºª atº every² corner.)º 13 So she caughtºª him, and kissedºª him, [and] with an impudentºª faceº saidºª unto him, 14 [I have] peace¹ offeringsº² with² me; this dayº have I payedºª my vows.º 15 Therefore²² came I forthºª to meetºª thee, diligently to seekºª thy face,º and I have foundºª thee. 16 I have deckedºª my bedº with coverings¹ of tapestry,² with carvedº [works], with fine linenº of Egypt.º 17 I have perfumedºª my bedº with myrrh,º aloes,º and cinnamon.º 18 Come,¹ª² let us take our fillºª of loveº until² the morning:º let us solace¹ª ourselves² with loves.º 19 For² the goodmanº [is] not² at home,º he is goneºª a longº² journey:º 20 He hath takenºª a bagº of moneyº with² him,¹ [and] will comeºª homeº at the dayº appointed.º 21 With her muchº fair speechº she caused him to yield,ºª with the flatteringº of her lipsº she forcedºª him.

[10] Gn 3:1; 38:14; 2K 9:22, 30; Is 3:16; 23:16; Jr 4:30; 2Co 11:2; 1Ti 2:9; Rv 17:3.
[11] Gn 18:9; Pv 9:13; 25:24; 27:14; 31:10; 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5.
[12] Pv 9:14; 23:28; Jr 2:20, 33, 36; 3:2; Ezk 16:24, 31; Rv 18:3, 23.
[13] Gn 39:7, 12; Nu 25:1, 6; 31:16; Is 50:7; Ezk 2:4, 6; 3:7; 16:33; Rv 2:20.
[14] Lv 7:15; Dt 12:6; 2S 15:7; 1K 21:9; Pv 15:8; 17:1; 21:27; Jn 18:28.
[16] 1K 10:28; So 1:16; 3:7; Is 19:9; Ezk 27:7; Rv 2:22.
[17] Ps 45:8; So 3:6; 4:13; Is 57:7.
[19] Mt 20:11; 24:43, 48; Mk 13:34; Lk 12:39, 45.
[20] 2Ch 2:4.
[21] Jg 16:15; 1S 28:23; 2K 4:8; Ps 12:2; Pv 5:3; 7:5; Lk 14:23; 24:29; Ac 16:15; 2Co 5:14.

and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton.

22 He goethºª afterº her straightway,º as an oxº goethºª to² the slaughter,º or as a foolº to² the correctionº of the stocks;º 23 Till² a dartº strike¹ª through² his liver;º as a birdº hastethºª to² the snare,º and knowethºª not² that² it² [is] for his life.º

[22] Jb 13:27; Jr 20:2; Ac 14:13; 16:24.
[23] Nu 25:8; Pv 1:17; 9:18; Ec 9:12.

He dehorteth from such wickedness.

24 ¶ Hearkenºª unto me now² therefore, O ye children,º and attendºª to the wordsº of my mouth.º 25 Let not² thine heartº declineºª to² her ways,º go not astrayºª² in her paths.º 26 For² she hath cast downºª manyº wounded:º yea, many² strongº [men] have been slainºª by her. 27 Her houseº [is] the wayº to hell,º going downºª to² the chambersº of death.º

[24] Pv 4:1; 5:7; 8:32; 1Co 4:14; Ga 4:19; 1Jn 2:1.
[25] Ps 119:176; Pv 4:14; 5:8, 23; 6:25; 23:31; Is 53:6; Mt 5:28.
[26] Jg 16:21; 2S 3:6, 27; 12:9; 1K 11:1; Ne 13:26; Pv 6:33; 1Co 10:8; 2Co 12:21; 1P 2:11.
[27] Pv 2:18; 5:5; 9:18; Ec 7:26.


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