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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 />Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, there met him a woman <i>with</i> the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And there a woman met him, <i>With</i> the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And behold, a woman <i>comes</i> to meet him, Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And behold, a woman <i>comes</i> to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And behold, a woman <i>comes</i> to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And there a woman met him, Dressed as a prostitute and sly <i>and</i> cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />She was dressed fancy like a woman of the street with only one thing in mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and wily of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A woman with an ulterior motive meets him. She is dressed as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And then she met him; she was dressed like a prostitute and was making plans. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! A woman makes her way to meet him, dressed as a prostitute and intending to entrap him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtil of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman to meet him—(A harlot’s dress, and watchful of heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And, lo, a woman to meet him -- (A harlot's dress, and watchful of heart,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, a woman to his meeting, the attire of a harlot, and hidden of heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman meets him, dressed like a harlot, prepared to captivate souls: chattering and rambling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the woman comes to meet him, dressed like a harlot, with secret designs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then a woman comes toward him, decked out like a prostitute, wily of heart.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, there came out a woman with the attire of a harlot to meet one of them, a woman who fluttered the hearts of young men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A woman went forth to meet him in the attire of a harlot to make the young men's hearts flutter.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-10.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=1187" 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">9</span>at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·rā·ṯōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">came out to meet him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7897.htm" title="7897: šîṯ (N-msc) -- A garment. From shiyth; a dress.">with the attire</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·w·nāh (N-fs) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">of a harlot</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: ū·nə·ṣu·raṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fsc) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">and cunning</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">of heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.…<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="/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="/judges/16-1.htm">Judges 16:1-22</a></span><br />One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her. / When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.” / But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-5</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="/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="/hosea/4-14.htm">Hosea 4:14</a></span><br />I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-17</a></span><br />The LORD also says: “Because the daughters of Zion are haughty—walking with heads held high and wanton eyes, prancing and skipping as they go, jingling the bracelets on their ankles— / the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-3.htm">Jeremiah 3:3</a></span><br />Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a></span><br />And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.<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/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-17.htm">Mark 6:17-18</a></span><br />For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. / For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-37.htm">Luke 7:37-38</a></span><br />When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume. / As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-11</a></span><br />The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Romans 1:26-27</a></span><br />For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. / Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle of heart.</p><p class="hdg">the attire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Genesis 38:14,15</a></b></br> And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which <i>is</i> by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22,30</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, <i>Is it</i> peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts <i>are so</i> many? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/3-16.htm">Isaiah 3:16-24</a></b></br> Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing <i>as</i> they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: … </p><p class="hdg">subtil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1</a></b></br> Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2,3</a></b></br> For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present <i>you as</i> a chaste virgin to Christ… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/96-9.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/psalms/83-3.htm">Crafty</a> <a href="/psalms/137-5.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-14.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-11.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/joshua/6-22.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-5.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/psalms/119-77.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Met</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-26.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-3.htm">Subtil</a> <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm">Subtle</a> <a href="/joshua/23-11.htm">Watchful</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Wily</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-32.htm">Attire</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Crafty</a> <a href="/songs/7-1.htm">Cunning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-2.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/songs/5-3.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Dressed</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-15.htm">Harlot's</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-25.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Intent</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-14.htm">Loose</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-15.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Meets</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm">Met</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Subtil</a> <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Subtle</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-12.htm">Watchful</a> <a href="/job/5-13.htm">Wily</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>Then a woman came out to meet him</b><br>This phrase introduces a pivotal character in the narrative, symbolizing temptation and the allure of sin. In the context of ancient Israel, women typically did not approach men in public unless there was a specific purpose, often related to commerce or social interaction. The act of a woman coming out to meet a man suggests intentionality and purpose, highlighting the proactive nature of temptation. This mirrors the broader biblical theme of sin seeking out individuals, as seen in <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Genesis 4:7</a>, where sin is described as crouching at the door, desiring to have Cain.<p><b>with the attire of a harlot</b><br>The attire mentioned here is significant, as clothing in biblical times often indicated one's social status or occupation. The reference to "the attire of a harlot" suggests clothing that is provocative or designed to attract attention, which would have been easily recognizable in the cultural context of ancient Israel. This attire serves as a metaphor for deception and the superficial allure of sin, drawing parallels to the seductive nature of idolatry and false teachings warned against throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4-5</a>, where Babylon is depicted in luxurious and seductive garments.<p><b>and cunning of heart</b><br>The phrase "cunning of heart" indicates a deeper, more insidious form of deception. In biblical literature, the heart is often seen as the seat of intention and will. The cunning nature of the heart here suggests a deliberate and calculated approach to seduction, echoing the serpent's craftiness in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3:1</a>. This highlights the theme of inner corruption and the deceitfulness of sin, which is a recurring motif in the wisdom literature of the Bible. The New Testament also warns against being led astray by deceitful desires, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm">Ephesians 4:22</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a></b><br>Represents temptation and seduction, often personified in Proverbs as a warning against immorality and unfaithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_man.htm">The Young Man</a></b><br>Implied in the context as the one being seduced, symbolizing those who are naive or lacking wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_street.htm">The Street</a></b><br>The setting where the encounter takes place, symbolizing the public and often dangerous places where temptation can be encountered.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_attire_of_a_harlot.htm">The Attire of a Harlot</a></b><br>Symbolizes outward appearances that are designed to entice and lead astray.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cunning_of_heart.htm">Cunning of Heart</a></b><br>Indicates deceitfulness and manipulation, highlighting the inner motives that accompany the outward appearance.<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. The "cunning of heart" warns us that not all that appears attractive is good for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_relationships.htm">Discernment in Relationships</a></b><br>Evaluate relationships and interactions carefully. Not everyone who approaches you has your best interests at heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_superficiality.htm">The Danger of Superficiality</a></b><br>Outward appearances can be deceiving. Seek to understand the true character and intentions of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/flee_from_temptation.htm">Flee from Temptation</a></b><br>Like Joseph, be proactive in avoiding situations where you might be tempted to compromise your values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_wisdom_and_understanding.htm">Seek Wisdom and Understanding</a></b><br>Regularly immerse yourself in God's Word to develop discernment and wisdom, which will help you recognize and resist 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/evidence_for_proverbs_7_practices.htm">Is there any historical or archaeological evidence supporting the cultural practices implied in Proverbs 7, or is it purely a moral allegory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_tomorrow.htm">What does fearing God mean about avoiding extremes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_transgender_kids.htm">What defines a teachable spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_trials_strengthen_faith.htm">How does studying enhance spiritual understanding and wisdom?</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>(10) <span class= "bld">Subtil of heart.--</span>Feigning love to her husband and devotion to her lovers, yet caring for none, only to satisfy her own passions.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And, behold, there met him a woman.</span> His long watch is rewarded; the woman comes forth from her house into the street - a proceeding which would at once show what she was, especially in the East, where females are kept secluded, and never appear at night or unattended. With the attire of an harlot. There is no "with" in the original, "woman" and "attire" being in apposition: "There met him a woman, a harlot's dress" (<span class="accented">shith</span>, <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Psalm 73:6</a>); her attire catches the eye at once, and identifies her (comp. <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Genesis 38:14</a>). In <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4</a> the harlot is "arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls;" and in the present case the female is dressed in some conspicuous garments, very different from the sober clothing of the pure and modest. Subtil of heart (<span class="hebrew">נְצֻרַת לֵב</span>); literally, <span class="accented">of concealed heart</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> she hides her real feelings, feigning, perhaps, affection for a husband, or love for her paramour, while she seeks only to satisfy her evil passions. The versions have used a different reading. Thus the Septuagint: "Who makes the hearts of young men flutter (<span class="greek">ἐζίπτασθαι</span>);" Vulgate, <span class="accented">praeparata ad capiendas animas</span>, "ready to catch souls." Vers. 11 and 12 describe the character and habits of this woman, not as she appeared on this occasion, but as she is known to the writer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-10.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">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a woman</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֭שָּׁה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came out to meet him,</span><br /><span class="heb">לִקְרָאת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(liq·rā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[with] attire</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7897.htm">Strong's 7897: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of a prostitute</span><br /><span class="heb">ז֝וֹנָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(zō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cunning</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְצֻ֥רַת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ṣu·raṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-10.htm">Proverbs 7:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:10 Behold there a woman met him (Prov. 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