Proverbs 7
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King James BibleNew American Standard Bible 1995
1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.1My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you.
2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.2Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye.
3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.3Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend;
5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.5That they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,6For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice,
7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,7And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense,
8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,8Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house,
9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:9In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.
10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.10And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.
11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:11She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home;
12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)12She is now in the streets, now in the squares, And lurks by every corner.
13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,13So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:
14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.14"I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows.
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.15"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.16"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.17"I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.18"Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses.
19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:19"For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;
20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.20He has taken a bag of money with him, At the full moon he will come home."
21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.21With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him.
22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,
23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.23Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths.
26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.26For many are the victims she has cast down, And numerous are all her slain.
27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.27Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death.
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