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she seduced him with her smooth talk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />With her abundant persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she drives him <i>to herself</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />With her many persuasions she caused him to yield; With her flattering lips she seduced him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And so, she tricked him with all of her sweet talk and her flattery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forceth him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />With all her seductive charms, she persuades him. With her smooth lips, she makes him give in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she impelled him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />She turns him aside with the abundance of her speech, "" She forces him with the flattery of her lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />With much of her talking she caused him to turn aside; with the smoothness of her lips she will thrust him away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />She enmeshed him with many words, and she drew him forward with the flattery of her lips.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She wins him over by repeated urging, with her smooth lips she leads him astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />With much fair speech she misled him, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And she deceived him with the multitude of her words; in the flattery of her lips unto him, she enticed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, With the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from <i>the right path</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-21.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=1248" 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">20</span>He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: bə·rōḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">With her great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3948.htm" title="3948: liq·ḥāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- A learning, teaching. From laqach; properly, something received, i.e. instruction; also inveiglement.">persuasion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: hiṭ·ṭat·tū (V-Hifil-Perf-3fs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">she entices him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2506.htm" title="2506: bə·ḥê·leq (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Portion, tract, territory. From chalaq; properly, smoothness; also an allotment.">with her flattering</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: p̄ā·ṯe·hā (N-fdc:: 3fs) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: tad·dî·ḥen·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs:: 3mse) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">she lures him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,…<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="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3-4</a></span><br />Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Proverbs 6:24</a></span><br />to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16-19</a></span><br />It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a></span><br />The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/22-14.htm">Proverbs 22:14</a></span><br />The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm">Proverbs 23:27-28</a></span><br />For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. / Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15-17</a></span><br />“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!” / Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death, / Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-12</a></span><br />and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-6.htm">Jeremiah 3:6-10</a></span><br />Now in the days of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every green tree to prostitute herself there. / I thought that after she had done all these things, she would return to Me. But she did not return, and her unfaithful sister Judah saw it. / She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-30.htm">Ezekiel 16:30-34</a></span><br />How weak-willed is your heart, declares the Lord GOD, while you do all these things, the acts of a shameless prostitute! / But when you built your mounds at the head of every street and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were not even like a prostitute, because you scorned payment. / You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-28.htm">Matthew 5:28</a></span><br />But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Matthew 15:19</a></span><br />For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen. / For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.</p><p class="hdg">with her</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Proverbs 7:5</a></b></br> That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger <i>which</i> flattereth with her words.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Proverbs 5:3</a></b></br> For the lips of a strange woman drop <i>as</i> an honeycomb, and her mouth <i>is</i> smoother than oil:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15-17</a></b></br> And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart <i>is</i> not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength <i>lieth</i>… </p><p class="hdg">forced</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">1 Samuel 28:23</a></b></br> But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/4-8.htm">2 Kings 4:8</a></b></br> And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where <i>was</i> a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And <i>so</i> it was, <i>that</i> as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/14-23.htm">Luke 14:23</a></b></br> And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel <i>them</i> to come in, that my house may be filled.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/5-23.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">Beguiled</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-16.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/147-18.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/esther/1-8.htm">Constrained</a> <a href="/job/36-18.htm">Entices</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm">Enticeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-25.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Flattery</a> <a href="/psalms/109-23.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Forceth</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Forcing</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Impelled</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-11.htm">Led</a> <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-32.htm">Persuades</a> <a href="/colossians/2-4.htm">Persuasive</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">Seduced</a> <a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Seduces</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Seductive</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Smoothness</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-12.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-22.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Words</a> <a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Beguiled</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-26.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">Constrained</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm">Entices</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm">Enticeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-28.htm">Flattering</a> <a href="/daniel/11-32.htm">Flattery</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-24.htm">Forced</a> <a href="/esther/5-10.htm">Forceth</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-33.htm">Forcing</a> <a href="/mark/1-12.htm">Impelled</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-1.htm">Led</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-26.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Persuades</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">Persuasive</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Seduced</a> <a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Seduces</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Seductive</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-5.htm">Smooth</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Smoothness</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-13.htm">Speech</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-8.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">Words</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-19.htm">Yield</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'; 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The "great persuasion" suggests a calculated and deliberate effort to lead someone astray. In the biblical context, this reflects the seductive nature of sin, which often appears appealing and convincing. The Hebrew culture placed a high value on wisdom and discernment, warning against the dangers of being swayed by smooth talk. This is reminiscent of the serpent's deception of Eve in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1-6</a>, where persuasive words led to disobedience. The phrase also serves as a caution against the allure of temptation, urging believers to remain vigilant and grounded in God's wisdom.<p><b>with her flattering lips she lures him.</b><br>Flattery is a tool often used to manipulate and deceive, as seen in various biblical narratives. The "flattering lips" indicate insincere praise or compliments designed to achieve a selfish end. In the ancient Near Eastern context, flattery was recognized as a dangerous form of deceit, capable of leading individuals away from truth and righteousness. This aligns with warnings found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Psalm 12:2-3</a>, which speaks against those who use flattering lips and deceitful hearts. The phrase underscores the importance of discernment, encouraging believers to seek truth and avoid being misled by superficial or deceitful words. It also serves as a reminder of the need for integrity in speech, reflecting the character of Christ, who is the embodiment of truth.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_seductress.htm">The Seductress</a></b><br>A symbolic representation of temptation and sin, often personified as a woman who uses persuasion and flattery to lead others astray.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_man.htm">The Young Man</a></b><br>Represents those who are naive or lacking in wisdom, easily swayed by temptation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the broader context of <a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a> places this encounter in a city, often at night, symbolizing secrecy and moral danger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_persuasion.htm">The Power of Persuasion</a></b><br>Temptation often comes in subtle and persuasive forms. We must be vigilant and discerning to recognize and resist it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_heart.htm">Guarding the Heart</a></b><br>Proverbs repeatedly emphasizes the importance of guarding one's heart and mind against seductive influences that lead away from God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_wisdom.htm">The Role of Wisdom</a></b><br>Seeking and applying godly wisdom is crucial in avoiding the pitfalls of temptation. Regular study of Scripture and prayer fortifies us against such lures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Yielding to temptation can have devastating effects on one's spiritual, emotional, and relational well-being. Understanding these consequences can motivate us to seek God's strength in resisting sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_community.htm">Accountability and Community</a></b><br>Engaging in a community of believers provides support and accountability, helping us to stand firm against 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/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/does_proverbs_9_17_suggest_theft's_allure.htm">Proverbs 9:17 suggests stolen water is sweet. Does this imply that forbidden acts have inherent appeal, and how does this reconcile with other passages condemning theft? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_fuels_prostitution's_essence.htm">What drives the essence of prostitution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_proverbs_7_and_john_8_1-11_compare.htm">How does Proverbs 7's cautionary message align or conflict with the theme of grace and redemption found in John 8:1-11?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - Thus far we have had the adulteress introduced speaking; now the narrative proceeds. <span class="cmt_word">With her much fair speech she caused him to yield.</span> First, she influenced his mind, and bent his will to her purpose by her evil eloquence. The Hebrew word means "doctrine, or learning" - devil's pleading (<a href="/proverbs/1-5.htm">Proverbs 1:5</a>; <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Proverbs 9:9</a>). St. Jerome has <span class="accented">irretivit</span>, "she netted him;" Septuagint, "She caused him to go astray (<span class="greek">ἀπεπλάνησε</span>) by much converse." She talked him over, though indeed he had put himself in the way of temptation, and had now no power to resist her seductions. Then <span class="cmt_word">with the flattering of her lips she forced him;</span> <span class="accented">drew him away.</span> His body followed the lead of his blinded mind; he acceded to her solicitations. Septuagint, "With the snares of her lips she ran him aground (<span class="greek">ἐξώκειλε</span>), drove him headlong to ruin." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-21.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">With her great</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">persuasion</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְחָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(liq·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3948.htm">Strong's 3948: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something received, instruction, inveiglement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she entices him;</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭טַּתּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṭ·ṭat·tū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she lures him</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tad·dî·ḥen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with her flattering</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֵ֥לֶק</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥê·leq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2506.htm">Strong's 2506: </a> </span><span class="str2">Portion, tract, territory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lips.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-21.htm">Proverbs 7:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-21.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:21 With persuasive words she led him astray (Prov. 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