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World English Bible

Proverbs 7 (WEBP)

[1] My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
[2] Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
[3] Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
[4] Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,
[5] that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
[6] For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.
[7] I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
[8] passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
[9] in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
[10] Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
[11] She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.
[12] Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.
[13] So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
[14] “Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. Today I have paid my vows.
[15] Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.
[16] I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
[17] I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
[18] Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.
[19] For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.
[20] He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.”
[21] With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
[22] He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
[23] Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn’t know that it will cost his life.
[24] Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
[25] Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,
[26] for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.
[27] Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.

Proverbs 7:27 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Proverbs 7 (KJVS)

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

Proverbs 7:7 Heb. the sons
Proverbs 7:9 Heb. in the evening of the day
Proverbs 7:14 Heb. peace offerings are upon me
Proverbs 7:20a Heb. in his hand
Proverbs 7:20b Or, the New moon
Proverbs 7:22 Heb. suddenly

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Proverbs 7 (BYZ)

[1] υιε φυλασσε εμους λογους τας δε εμας εντολας κρυψον παρα σεαυτω (7:1Α) υιε τιμα τον κυριον και ισχυσεις πλην δε αυτου μη φοβου αλλον
[2] φυλαξον εμας εντολας και βιωσεις τους δε εμους λογους ωσπερ κορας ομματων
[3] περιθου δε αυτους σοις δακτυλοις επιγραψον δε επι το πλατος της καρδιας σου
[4] ειπον την σοφιαν σην αδελφην ειναι την δε φρονησιν γνωριμον περιποιησαι σεαυτω
[5] ινα σε τηρηση απο γυναικος αλλοτριας και πονηρας εαν σε λογοις τοις προς χαριν εμβαληται
[6] απο γαρ θυριδος εκ του οικου αυτης εις τας πλατειας παρακυπτουσα
[7] ον αν ιδη των αφρονων τεκνων νεανιαν ενδεη φρενων
[8] παραπορευομενον παρα γωνιαν εν διοδοις οικων αυτης
[9] και λαλουντα εν σκοτει εσπερινω ηνικα αν ησυχια νυκτερινη η και γνοφωδης
[10] η δε γυνη συναντα αυτω ειδος εχουσα πορνικον η ποιει νεων εξιπτασθαι καρδιας
[11] ανεπτερωμενη δε εστιν και ασωτος εν οικω δε ουχ ησυχαζουσιν οι ποδες αυτης
[12] χρονον γαρ τινα εξω ρεμβεται χρονον δε εν πλατειαις παρα πασαν γωνιαν ενεδρευει
[13] ειτα επιλαβομενη εφιλησεν αυτον αναιδει δε προσωπω προσειπεν αυτω
[14] θυσια ειρηνικη μοι εστιν σημερον αποδιδωμι τας ευχας μου
[15] ενεκα τουτου εξηλθον εις συναντησιν σοι ποθουσα το σον προσωπον ευρηκα σε
[16] κειριαις τετακα την κλινην μου αμφιταποις δε εστρωκα τοις απ αιγυπτου
[17] διερραγκα την κοιτην μου κροκω τον δε οικον μου κινναμωμω
[18] ελθε και απολαυσωμεν φιλιας εως ορθρου δευρο και εγκυλισθωμεν ερωτι
[19] ου γαρ παρεστιν ο ανηρ μου εν οικω πεπορευται δε οδον μακραν
[20] ενδεσμον αργυριου λαβων εν χειρι αυτου δι ημερων πολλων επανηξει εις τον οικον αυτου
[21] απεπλανησεν δε αυτον πολλη ομιλια βροχοις τε τοις απο χειλεων εξωκειλεν αυτον
[22] ο δε επηκολουθησεν αυτη κεπφωθεις ωσπερ δε βους επι σφαγην αγεται και ωσπερ κυων επι δεσμους
[23] η ως ελαφος τοξευματι πεπληγως εις το ηπαρ σπευδει δε ωσπερ ορνεον εις παγιδα ουκ ειδως οτι περι ψυχης τρεχει
[24] νυν ουν υιε ακουε μου και προσεχε ρημασιν στοματος μου
[25] μη εκκλινατω εις τας οδους αυτης η καρδια σου
[26] πολλους γαρ τρωσασα καταβεβληκεν και αναριθμητοι εισιν ους πεφονευκεν
[27] οδοι αδου ο οικος αυτης καταγουσαι εις τα ταμιεια του θανατου

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.