Proverbs
Pro
7:1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Proverbs
Pro
7:2
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Proverbs
Pro
7:3
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs
Pro
7:4
Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman:
Proverbs
Pro
7:5
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words.
Proverbs
Pro
7:6
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Proverbs
Pro
7:7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs
Pro
7:8
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs
Pro
7:9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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Pro
7:10
And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Proverbs
Pro
7:11
(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs
Pro
7:12
Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Proverbs
Pro
7:13
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said unto him,
Proverbs
Pro
7:14
[I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
[I have] peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
Proverbs
Pro
7:15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Proverbs
Pro
7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved [works], with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs
Pro
7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs
Pro
7:18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Proverbs
Pro
7:19
For the goodman [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
For the goodman [is] not at home, he is gone a long journey:
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7:20
He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
He hath taken a bag of money with him, [and] will come home at the day appointed.
Proverbs
Pro
7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Proverbs
Pro
7:22
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs
Pro
7:23
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it [is] for his life.
Proverbs
Pro
7:24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs
Pro
7:25
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
Proverbs
Pro
7:26
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong [men] have been slain by her.
Proverbs
Pro
7:27
Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
