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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and <i>in</i> the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening of <i>that</i> day, In the middle of the night, and <i>in</i> the thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening; In the black and dark night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />One of these young men turned the corner and was walking by the house of an unfaithful wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />in the twilight, in the evening, in the dark hours of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />in the evening after it was dark. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />at twilight, during the evening, even during the darkest part of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twilight—in the evening of day, "" In the darkness of night and blackness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the twilight -- in the evening of day, In the darkness of night and blackness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night, in the thick darkness:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the dark, when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He steps into shadows, as day becomes evening, into the darkness and gloom of the night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the twilight, at dusk of day, in the very dark of night. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />At evening, at setting of the sun, in the darkness of the night and in thick darkness<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the blackness of night and the darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />when there happens <i>to be</i> the stillness of night and of darkness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1182" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Warnings about the Adulteress</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5399.htm" title="5399: bə·ne·šep̄- (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Twilight. From nashaph; properly, a breeze, i.e. dusk.">at twilight,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: bə·‘e·reḇ (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">as the day was fading</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yō·wm (N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/653.htm" title="653: wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Darkness, gloominess, calamity. Feminine of 'aphel; duskiness, figuratively, misfortune; concrete, concealment.">into the dark</a> <a href="/hebrew/380.htm" title="380: bə·’î·šō·wn (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The pupil (of the eye). Diminutive from 'iysh; the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle.">of the night.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/24-15.htm">Job 24:15</a></span><br />The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-20</a></span><br />And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. / Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11-12</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. / For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:7</a></span><br />For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12-13</a></span><br />The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. / Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a></span><br />Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-53.htm">Luke 22:53</a></span><br />Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you did not lay a hand on Me. But this hour belongs to you and to the power of darkness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">1 John 1:6</a></span><br />If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-55.htm">Matthew 26:55</a></span><br />At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-24.htm">Jeremiah 23:24</a></span><br />“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/139-11.htm">Psalm 139:11-12</a></span><br />If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— / even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-2.htm">Micah 3:2</a></span><br />You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18</a></span><br />Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a></span><br />Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-2.htm">Isaiah 60:2</a></span><br />For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:</p><p class="hdg">the twilight</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-11.htm">Genesis 39:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass about this time, that <i>Joseph</i> went into the house to do his business; and <i>there was</i> none of the men of the house there within.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/24-13.htm">Job 24:13-15</a></b></br> They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12-14</a></b></br> The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light… </p><p class="hdg">evening of the day</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Exodus 12:6</a></b></br> And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Black</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Blackness</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-13.htm">Fading</a> <a href="/psalms/119-62.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/psalms/139-12.htm">Night</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-5.htm">Nightfall</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Twilight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/songs/1-5.htm">Black</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Blackness</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-15.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-6.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-30.htm">Fading</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-34.htm">Middle</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Night</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Nightfall</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-23.htm">Time</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Twilight</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-1.htm">Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">In an example of his own experience he shows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">the cunning of a harlot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">He detests such wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>at twilight</b><br>Twilight in biblical times was a significant period, often associated with transition and uncertainty. It was a time when the light of day was diminishing, symbolizing a lack of clarity and the onset of potential danger. In the context of <a href="/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a>, twilight represents a moment of vulnerability and moral ambiguity. The Bible frequently uses the imagery of light and darkness to contrast righteousness and sin (<a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a>). Twilight, therefore, serves as a metaphor for the beginning of a descent into temptation and sin, highlighting the importance of vigilance and moral steadfastness.<p><b>as the day was fading</b><br>The fading of the day signifies the end of a period of activity and the approach of rest. However, in this proverb, it also marks the time when the cover of darkness emboldens sinful behavior. The fading light can symbolize the waning of spiritual awareness or the gradual decline into moral compromise. This imagery is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a>, which urges believers to "put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." The fading day serves as a warning to remain spiritually alert and to guard against the encroachment of sin.<p><b>into the dark of the night</b><br>Nighttime in biblical literature often represents danger, evil, and the unknown. It is a time when illicit activities are more likely to occur, as people feel shielded by the darkness. This setting in <a href="/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a> underscores the theme of hidden sin and the deceitfulness of temptation. The "dark of the night" is a powerful image of spiritual blindness and separation from God, who is described as light (1 <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>). The passage warns of the perils of succumbing to temptation under the cover of darkness, urging believers to seek the light of Christ and walk in His ways.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_man.htm">The Young Man</a></b><br>The central figure in <a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a>, depicted as lacking wisdom and discernment, who is being led astray by temptation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seductress.htm">The Seductress</a></b><br>A metaphorical representation of temptation and sin, often personified as a woman leading the young man into folly.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_street.htm">The Street</a></b><br>Represents the path of life and the choices one makes, often leading to either wisdom or folly.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/twilight_and_night.htm">Twilight and Night</a></b><br>Symbolic of moral and spiritual darkness, a time when one is more susceptible to temptation and sin.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house_of_the_seductress.htm">The House of the Seductress</a></b><br>Represents the destination of sin, a place of danger and spiritual peril.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a></b><br>Be vigilant about what influences your heart and mind, especially during times of vulnerability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoid_tempting_situations.htm">Avoid Tempting Situations</a></b><br>Recognize and steer clear of environments or situations that may lead you into sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_wisdom_and_discernment.htm">Seek Wisdom and Discernment</a></b><br>Regularly study God's Word to gain wisdom and discernment, which will help you make righteous choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a></b><br>Surround yourself with godly friends and mentors who can provide guidance and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/live_in_the_light.htm">Live in the Light</a></b><br>Strive to live a life that reflects the light of Christ, avoiding the darkness of sin and temptation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_ancient_of_days.htm">Who is the Ancient of Days in religious texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/two_or_three_witnesses_needed.htm">When should you search and when should you give up?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_focus_on_her_guilt,_not_his_role.htm">Why does Proverbs 7 focus on the woman’s guilt while largely overlooking the man’s responsibility (vv. 7–9)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_7_6-12_literal_or_symbolic.htm">Does the street-roaming seductress in Proverbs 7:6-12 reflect actual ancient customs or serve only as a symbolic warning?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">In the twilight </span>. . .--He has no excuse of sudden temptation to offer; from twilight till dark night he had trifled with danger, and now at last his "calamity comes" (<a href="/proverbs/6-15.htm" title="Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.">Proverbs 6:15</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the twilight, in the evening of the day.</span> So termed to distinguish it from the morning twilight. The moralist sees the youth pacing to and fro in the early evening hours, and still watching and waiting when the darkness was deepest (comp. <a href="/job/24-15.htm">Job 24:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">In the black and dark night;</span> literally, <span class="accented">in the pupil of the eye of night and in darkness.</span> We have the same expression in <a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a> (where see note) to denote midnight. Its appropriateness is derived from the fact that the pupil of the eye is the dark centre in the iris. Septuagint: the youth "speaking in the darkness of evening, when there is the stillness of night and gloom." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">at twilight,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ne·šep̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5399.htm">Strong's 5399: </a> </span><span class="str2">A breeze, dusk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the day was fading,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶ֥רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘e·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the dark</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_653.htm">Strong's 653: </a> </span><span class="str2">Duskiness, misfortune, concealment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the night.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’î·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_380.htm">Strong's 380: </a> </span><span class="str2">The little man of the eye, the pupil, ball, the middle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-9.htm">Proverbs 7:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-9.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:9 In the twilight in the evening (Prov. 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