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Proverbs 6:20--7:27

6:20

My son
<01121>_,

keep
<05341> (8798)

thy father's
<01>

commandment
<04687>_,

and forsake
<05203> (8799)

not the law
<08451>

of thy mother
<0517>_:

6:21

Bind
<07194> (8798)

them continually
<08548>

upon thine heart
<03820>_,

[and] tie
<06029> (8798)

them about thy neck
<01621>_.

6:22

When thou goest
<01980> (8692)_,

it shall lead
<05148> (8686)

thee; when thou sleepest
<07901> (8800)_,

it shall keep
<08104> (8799)

thee; and [when] thou awakest
<06974> (8689)_,

it shall talk
<07878> (8799)

with thee.

6:23

For the commandment
<04687>

[is] a lamp
<05216>_;

and the law
<08451>

[is] light
<0216>_;

and reproofs
<08433>

of instruction
<04148>

[are] the way
<01870>

of life
<02416>_:

{lamp: or, candle}

6:24

To keep
<08104> (8800)

thee from the evil
<07451>

woman
<0802>_,

from the flattery
<02513>

of the tongue
<03956>

of a strange woman
<05237>_.

{of the...: or, of the strange tongue}

6:25

Lust
<02530> (8799)

not after her beauty
<03308>

in thine heart
<03824>_;

neither let her take
<03947> (8799)

thee with her eyelids
<06079>_.

6:26

For by means of
<01157>

a whorish
<02181> (8802)

woman
<0802>

[a man is brought] to a piece
<03603>

of bread
<03899>_:

and the adulteress
<0802> <0376>

will hunt
<06679> (8799)

for the precious
<03368>

life
<05315>_.

{the adulteress: Heb. the woman of a man, or, a man's wife}

6:27

Can a man
<0376>

take
<02846> (8799)

fire
<0784>

in his bosom
<02436>_,

and his clothes
<0899>

not be burned
<08313> (8735)_?

6:28

Can one
<0376>

go
<01980> (8762)

upon hot coals
<01513>_,

and his feet
<07272>

not be burned
<03554> (8735)_?

6:29

So he that goeth in
<0935> (8802)

to his neighbour's
<07453>

wife
<0802>_;

whosoever toucheth
<05060> (8802)

her shall not be innocent
<05352> (8735)_.

6:30

[Men] do not despise
<0936> (8799)

a thief
<01590>_,

if he steal
<01589> (8799)

to satisfy
<04390> (8763)

his soul
<05315>

when he is hungry
<07456> (8799)_;

6:31

But [if] he be found
<04672> (8738)_,

he shall restore
<07999> (8762)

sevenfold
<07659>_;

he shall give
<05414> (8799)

all the substance
<01952>

of his house
<01004>_.

6:32

[But] whoso committeth adultery
<05003> (8802)

with a woman
<0802>

lacketh
<02638>

understanding
<03820>_:

he [that] doeth
<06213> (8799)

it destroyeth
<07843> (8688)

his own soul
<05315>_.

{understanding: Heb. heart}

6:33

A wound
<05061>

and dishonour
<07036>

shall he get
<04672> (8799)_;

and his reproach
<02781>

shall not be wiped away
<04229> (8735)_.

6:34

For jealousy
<07068>

[is] the rage
<02534>

of a man
<01397>_:

therefore he will not spare
<02550> (8799)

in the day
<03117>

of vengeance
<05359>_.

6:35

He will not regard
<05375> (8799) <06440>

any ransom
<03724>_;

neither will he rest content
<014> (8799)_,

though thou givest many
<07235> (8686)

gifts
<07810>_.

{He will...: Heb. He will not accept the face of any ransom}

7:1

My son
<01121>_,

keep
<08104> (8798)

my words
<0561>_,

and lay up
<06845> (8799)

my commandments
<04687>

with thee.

7:2

Keep
<08104> (8798)

my commandments
<04687>_,

and live
<02421> (8798)_;

and my law
<08451>

as the apple
<0380>

of thine eye
<05869>_.

7:3

Bind
<07194> (8798)

them upon thy fingers
<0676>_,

write
<03789> (8798)

them upon the table
<03871>

of thine heart
<03820>_.

7:4

Say
<0559> (8798)

unto wisdom
<02451>_,

Thou [art] my sister
<0269>_;

and call
<07121> (8799)

understanding
<0998>

[thy] kinswoman
<04129>_:

7:5

That they may keep
<08104> (8800)

thee from the strange
<02114> (8801)

woman
<0802>_,

from the stranger
<05237>

[which] flattereth
<02505> (8689)

with her words
<0561>_.

7:6

For at the window
<02474>

of my house
<01004>

I looked
<08259> (8738)

through my casement
<0822>_,

7:7

And beheld
<07200> (8799)

among the simple ones
<06612>_,

I discerned
<0995> (8799)

among the youths
<01121>_,

a young man
<05288>

void
<02638>

of understanding
<03820>_,

{the youths: Heb. the sons}

7:8

Passing through
<05674> (8802)

the street
<07784>

near
<0681>

her corner
<06434>_;

and he went
<06805> (8799)

the way
<01870>

to her house
<01004>_,

7:9

In the twilight
<05399>_,

in the evening
<03117> <06153>_,

in the black
<0380>

and dark
<0653>

night
<03915>_:

{in the evening: Heb. in the evening of days}

7:10

And, behold, there met
<07125> (8800)

him a woman
<0802>

[with] the attire
<07897>

of an harlot
<02181> (8802)_,

and subtil
<05341> (8803)

of heart
<03820>_.

7:11

(She [is] loud
<01993> (8802)

and stubborn
<05637> (8802)_;

her feet
<07272>

abide
<07931> (8799)

not in her house
<01004>_:

7:12

Now
<06471>

[is she] without
<02351>_,

now
<06471>

in the streets
<07339>_,

and lieth in wait
<0693> (8799)

at
<0681>

every corner
<06438>.)

7:13

So she caught
<02388> (8689)

him, and kissed
<05401> (8804)

him, [and] with an impudent
<05810> (8689)

face
<06440>

said
<0559> (8799)

unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}

7:14

[I have] peace
<08002>

offerings
<02077>

with me; this day
<03117>

have I payed
<07999> (8765)

my vows
<05088>_.

{I have...: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me}

7:15

Therefore came I forth
<03318> (8804)

to meet
<07125> (8800)

thee, diligently to seek
<07836> (8763)

thy face
<06440>_,

and I have found
<04672> (8799)

thee.

7:16

I have decked
<07234> (8804)

my bed
<06210>

with coverings
<04765>

of tapestry, with carved
<02405>

[works], with fine linen
<0330>

of Egypt
<04714>_.

7:17

I have perfumed
<05130> (8804)

my bed
<04904>

with myrrh
<04753>_,

aloes
<0174>_,

and cinnamon
<07076>_.

7:18

Come
<03212> (8798)_,

let us take our fill
<07301> (8799)

of love
<01730>

until the morning
<01242>_:

let us solace
<05965> (8691)

ourselves with loves
<0159>_.

7:19

For the goodman
<0376>

[is] not at home
<01004>_,

he is gone
<01980> (8804)

a long
<07350>

journey
<01870>_:

7:20

He hath taken
<03947> (8804)

a bag
<06872>

of money
<03701>

with him
<03027>_,

[and] will come
<0935> (8799)

home
<01004>

at the day
<03117>

appointed
<03677>_.

{with...: Heb. in his hand} {the day...: or, the new moon}

7:21

With her much
<07230>

fair speech
<03948>

she caused him to yield
<05186> (8689)_,

with the flattering
<02506>

of her lips
<08193>

she forced
<05080> (8686)

him.

7:22

He goeth
<01980> (8802)

after
<0310>

her straightway
<06597>_,

as an ox
<07794>

goeth
<0935> (8799)

to the slaughter
<02874>_,

or as a fool
<0191>

to the correction
<04148>

of the stocks
<05914>_;

{straightway: Heb. suddenly}

7:23

Till a dart
<02671>

strike
<06398> (8762)

through his liver
<03516>_;

as a bird
<06833>

hasteth
<04116> (8763)

to the snare
<06341>_,

and knoweth
<03045> (8804)

not that it [is] for his life
<05315>_.

7:24

Hearken
<08085> (8798)

unto me now therefore, O ye children
<01121>_,

and attend
<07181> (8685)

to the words
<0561>

of my mouth
<06310>_.

7:25

Let not thine heart
<03820>

decline
<07847> (8799)

to her ways
<01870>_,

go not astray
<08582> (8799)

in her paths
<05410>_.

7:26

For she hath cast down
<05307> (8689)

many
<07227>

wounded
<02491>_:

yea, many strong
<06099>

[men] have been slain
<02026> (8803)

by her.

7:27

Her house
<01004>

[is] the way
<01870>

to hell
<07585>_,

going down
<03381> (8802)

to the chambers
<02315>

of death
<04194>_.