| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. | 1My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands. |
| 2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. | 2Keep my commands and live; protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye. |
| 3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman, | 4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your relative. |
| 5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. | 5She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a stranger with her flattering talk. |
| 6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. | 6At the window of my house I looked through my lattice. |
| 7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, | 7I saw among the inexperienced, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense. |
| 8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, | 8Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house |
| 9at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night. | 9at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night. |
| 10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. | 10A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute, having a hidden agenda. |
| 11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. | 11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not stay at home. |
| 12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. | 12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. |
| 13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him: | 13She grabs him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him," |
| 14“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows. | 14I've made fellowship offerings; today I've fulfilled my vows. |
| 15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you. | 15So I came out to meet you, to search for you, and I've found you. |
| 16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt. | 16I've spread coverings on my bed-- richly colored linen from Egypt. |
| 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon. | 17I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
| 18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! | 18Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning. Let's feast on each other's love! |
| 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. | 19My husband isn't home; he went on a long journey. |
| 20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.” | 20He took a bag of money with him and will come home at the time of the full moon." |
| 21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. | 21She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering talk. |
| 22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, | 22He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap |
| 23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. | 23until an arrow pierces its liver, like a bird darting into a snare-- he doesn't know it will cost him his life. |
| 24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. | 24Now, my sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth. |
| 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. | 25Don't let your heart turn aside to her ways; don't stray onto her paths. |
| 26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. | 26For she has brought many down to death; her victims are countless. |
| 27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. | 27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. |
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