Proverbs 7 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">Write<MH3789> them on the tablet<MH3871> of your heart<MH3820>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Say<MH559> to wisdom<MH2451>, “You are my sister<MH269>,” <t><p class="indent1">And call<MH7121> understanding<MH998> <i>your</i> intimate<MH4129> friend<MH4129>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So that they may keep<MH8104> you from an <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>adulteress<MH802, 2114a>, <t><p class="indent1">From the foreigner<MH5237> who flatters<MH2505b> with her words<MH561>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For at the window<MH2474> of my house<MH1004> <t><p class="indent1">I looked<MH8259> out<MH8259> through<MH1157> my lattice<MH822>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And I saw<MH7200> among the naive<MH6612a>, <t><p class="indent1"><i>And</i> discerned<MH995> among the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>youths<MH1121> <t><p class="indent1">A young<MH5288> man<MH5288> lacking<MH2638> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>sense<MH3820>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Passing<MH5674a> through the street<MH7784> near<MH681a> her corner<MH6438>; <t><p class="indent1">And he walks<MH6805> along<MH6805> the way<MH1870> to her house<MH1004>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>In the twilight<MH5399>, in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>evening<MH6153, 3117>, <t><p class="indent1">In the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>middle<MH380> of the night<MH3915> and the darkness<MH653>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And behold<MH2009>, a woman<MH802> <i>comes</i> to meet<MH7122> him, <t><p class="indent1">Dressed<MH7897> as a prostitute<MH2181> and cunning<MH5341> of heart<MH3820>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>She is boisterous<MH1993> and rebellious<MH5637>, <t><p class="indent1">Her feet<MH7272> do not remain<MH7931> at home<MH1004>; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><i>She is</i> now<MH6471> in the streets<MH2351>, now<MH6471> in the public<MH7339> squares<MH7339>, <t><p class="indent1">And lurks<MH693> by every<MH3605> corner<MH6438>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So she seizes<MH2388> him and kisses<MH5401a> him, <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>And with a brazen<MH5810> face<MH6440> she says<MH559> to him: <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>I was due<MH5921> to offer<MH2077> peace<MH8002> offerings<MH8002>; <t><p class="indent1">Today<MH3117> I have paid<MH7999a> my vows<MH5088>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH5921, 3651> I have come<MH3318> out<MH3318> to meet<MH7122> you, <t><p class="indent1">To seek<MH7836> your presence<MH6440> diligently<MH7836>, and I have found<MH4672> you. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“I have spread<MH7234> my couch<MH6210> with coverings<MH4765>, <t><p class="indent1">With colored<MH2405> linens<MH330a> of Egypt<MH4714>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>“I have sprinkled<MH5130> my bed<MH4904> <t><p class="indent1">With myrrh<MH4753>, aloes<MH174>, and cinnamon<MH7076>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>“Come<MH1980>, let’s drink<MH7301> our fill<MH7301> of love<MH1730> until<MH5704> morning<MH1242>; <t><p class="indent1">Let’s delight<MH5965> ourselves with caresses<MH159>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>“For <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>my husband<MH376> is not at home<MH1004>; <t><p class="indent1">He has gone<MH1980> on a long<MH4480, 7350> journey<MH1870>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“He has taken<MH3947> a bag<MH6872a> of money<MH3701> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>with him. <t><p class="indent1">At the full<MH3677> moon<MH3677> he will come<MH935> home<MH1004>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>With her many<MH7230> persuasions<MH3948> she entices<MH5186> him; <t><p class="indent1">With her <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>flattering<MH2507b> lips<MH8193> she seduces<MH5080> him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Suddenly<MH6597> he follows<MH1980, 310> her <t><p class="indent1">As an ox<MH7794> goes<MH935> to the slaughter<MH2874>, <t><p class="indent1">Or as <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span><i>one</i> walks<MH5914> in<MH5914> ankle<MH5914> bracelets<MH5914> to the discipline<MH4148> of a fool<MH191>, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Until<MH5704> an arrow<MH2671> pierces<MH6398> through<MH6398> his liver<MH3516>; <t><p class="indent1">As a bird<MH6833> hurries<MH4116> to the snare<MH6341a>, <t><p class="indent1">So he does not know<MH3045> that it <i>will cost him</i> his life<MH5315>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now<MH6258> therefore, <i>my</i> sons<MH1121>, listen<MH8085> to me, <t><p class="indent1">And pay<MH7181> attention<MH7181> to the words<MH561> of my mouth<MH6310>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Do not let your heart<MH3820> turn<MH7847> aside<MH7847> to her ways<MH1870>, <t><p class="indent1">Do not stray<MH8582> into her paths<MH5410b>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>For many<MH7227a> are the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>victims<MH2491a> she has brought<MH5307> to<MH5307> ruin<MH5307>, <t><p class="indent1">And numerous<MH6099> are all<MH3605> those slaughtered<MH2026> by her. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/7-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Her house<MH1004> is the way<MH1870> to Sheol<MH7585>, <t><p class="indent1">Descending<MH3381> to the chambers<MH2315> of death<MH4194>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>law</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>pupil</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>strange woman</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>evening of the day</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>pupil</i> (of the eye)<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>She makes bold her face and says</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Lit <i>the man</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>in his hand</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>smooth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">22</span> Or <i>as a stag goes into a trap;</i> as in some ancient versions, Heb is uncertain<br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>wounded</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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