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commands and live,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.2.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and guard my instructions</p><p class="poem">as you would the pupil of your eye.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.2.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.3" /> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Tie them to your fingers;</p><p class="poem">write them on the tablet of your heart.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.3.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.4" /> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.4.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">and call understanding your relative.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.5" /> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>She will keep you from a forbidden woman,</p><p class="poem">a wayward woman with her flattering talk.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.5.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><h3 class="head1">A Story of Seduction</h3><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.6" /> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>At the window of my house</p><p class="poem">I looked through my lattice.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.6.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.7" /> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>I saw among the inexperienced,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.7.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem">I noticed among the youths,</p><p class="poem">a young man lacking sense.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.8" /> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Crossing the street near her corner,</p><p class="poem">he strolled down the road to her house</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.9" /> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>at twilight, in the evening,</p><p class="poem">in the dark of the night.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.9.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.10" /> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>A woman came to meet him</p><p class="poem">dressed like a prostitute,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.10.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">having a hidden agenda.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.10.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.11" /> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>She is loud and defiant;<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.11.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">her feet do not stay at home.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.11.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.12" /> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now in the street, now in the squares,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.12.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">she lurks at every corner.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.12.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.13" /> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>She grabs him and kisses him;</p><p class="poem">she brazenly says<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.13.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> to him,</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.14" /> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“I’ve made fellowship offerings;</p><p class="poem">today I’ve fulfilled my vows.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.14.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.15" /> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So I came out to meet you,</p><p class="poem">to search for you, and I’ve found you.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.16" /> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I’ve spread coverings on my bed<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.16.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a> —</p><p class="poem">richly colored linen from Egypt.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.16.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.17" /> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I’ve perfumed my bed</p><p class="poem">with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.17.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.18" /> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.18.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">Let’s feast on each other’s love!</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.19" /> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>My husband isn’t home;</p><p class="poem">he went on a long journey.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.20" /> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He took a bag of silver with him</p><p class="poem">and will come home at the time of the full moon.”</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.21" /> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>She seduces him with her persistent pleading;</p><p class="poem">she lures with her flattering talk.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.22" /> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>He follows her impulsively</p><p class="poem">like an ox going to the slaughter,</p><p class="poem">like a deer bounding toward a trap<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.22.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.23" /> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>until an arrow pierces its<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.23.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a> liver,<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.23.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem">like a bird darting into a snare<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.23.2"><span class="xrfAlphabet">b</span></a> —</p><p class="poem">he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.</p></blockquote><blockquote class="poetryblock"><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.24" /> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now, sons, listen to me,</p><p class="poem">and pay attention to the words from my mouth.</p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.25" /> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;</p><p class="poem">don’t stray onto her paths.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.25.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.26" /> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>For she has brought many down to death;</p><p class="poem">her victims are countless.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#fn.Proverbs.7.26.1"><span class="fnAlphabet">A</span></a></p><p class="poem"><span epub:type="z3998:verse" id="start-Proverbs.7.27" /> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Her house is the road to Sheol,</p><p class="poem">descending to the chambers of death.<a epub:type="noteref" href="#xrf.Proverbs.7.27.1"><span class="xrfAlphabet">a</span></a></p></blockquote><br /><section id="footnotes-Proverbs.7" class="fnSection"><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.7.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.7">7:7</a></span> Or <span class="italic">simple</span>, or <span class="italic">gullible</span>, or <span class="italic">naive</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.10.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.10">7:10</a></span> Or <span class="italic">prostitute with a guarded heart</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.13.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.13">7:13</a></span> Lit <span class="italic">she makes her face strong and says</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.22.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.22">7:22</a></span> Text emended; MT reads <span class="italic">like a shackle to the discipline of a fool</span> ; Hb obscure</aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.23.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.23">7:23</a></span> Or <span class="italic">his</span></aside><aside id="fn.Proverbs.7.26.1"><span class="footnote-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.26">7:26</a></span> Or<span class="italic"> and powerful men are all her victims</span></aside><br /><section id="cross-references-Proverbs.7" class="xrfSection"><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.1.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.1">7:1</a></span> Pr 2:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.2.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.2">7:2</a></span> Pr 3:1–2; 4:4; 6:23; 19:16</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.2.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.2">7:2</a></span> Dt 32:10; Ps 17:8; Zch 2:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.3.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.3">7:3</a></span> Dt 11:18; Pr 3:3; 6:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.4.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.4">7:4</a></span> Sg 4:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.5.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.5">7:5</a></span> Pr 5:3,20; 6:24; 7:21</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.6.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.6">7:6</a></span> Jdg 5:28; Sg 2:9</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.9.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.9">7:9</a></span> Jb 24:15</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.10.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.10">7:10</a></span> Gn 38:14–15</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.11.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.11">7:11</a></span> Pr 9:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.11.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.11">7:11</a></span> 1Tm 5:13</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.12.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.12">7:12</a></span> Pr 5:16; 9:14</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.12.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.12">7:12</a></span> Pr 23:28</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.14.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.14">7:14</a></span> Lv 7:11–18; Dt 23:18; Ps 56:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.16.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.16">7:16</a></span> Pr 31:22</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.16.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.16">7:16</a></span> Ezk 27:7</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.17.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.17">7:17</a></span> Ex 30:23; Ps 45:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.18.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.18">7:18</a></span> Sg 5:1</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.23.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.21">7:21-23</a></span> Pr 2:16–19; 5:3–6; 23:27–28</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.23.2"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.23">7:23</a></span> Ec 9:12</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.25.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.25">7:25</a></span> Pr 5:8</aside><aside id="xrf.Proverbs.7.27.1"><span class="cross-reference"><a href="#start-Proverbs.7.27">7:27</a></span> Pr 2:18; 5:5; 9:18; 1Co 6:9; Rv 22:15</aside><br /><section id="study-notes-Proverbs.7" class="snSection"><br /></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Christian Standard Bible. 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