Prov.7.1
My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Prov.7.1
Dear friend, do what I tell you; treasure my careful instructions.
Prov.7.1
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
Prov.7.1
My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you.
Prov.7.1
Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands.
Prov.7.2
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Prov.7.2
Do what I say and you'll live well. My teaching is as precious as your eyesight--guard it!
Prov.7.2
Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Prov.7.2
Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
Prov.7.2
Obey them and live! Guard my teachings as your most precious possession.
Prov.7.3
Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Prov.7.3
Write it out on the back of your hands; etch it on the chambers of your heart.
Prov.7.3
Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
Prov.7.3
Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Prov.7.3
Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart.
Prov.7.4
Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Prov.7.4
Talk to Wisdom as to a sister. Treat Insight as your companion.
Prov.7.4
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman;
Prov.7.4
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,
Prov.7.4
Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family.
Prov.7.5
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Prov.7.5
They'll be with you to fend off the Temptress--that smooth-talking, honey--tongued Seductress.
Prov.7.5
they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.
Prov.7.5
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
Prov.7.5
Let them hold you back from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of an adulterous woman.
Prov.7.6
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Prov.7.6
As I stood at the window of my house looking out through the shutters,
Prov.7.6
At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice.
Prov.7.6
For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
Prov.7.6
I was looking out the window of my house one day
Prov.7.7
And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
Prov.7.7
Watching the mindless crowd stroll by, I spotted a young man without any sense
Prov.7.7
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment.
Prov.7.7
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
Prov.7.7
and saw a simpleminded young man who lacked common sense.
Prov.7.8
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Prov.7.8
Arriving at the corner of the street where she lived, then turning up the path to her house.
Prov.7.8
He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
Prov.7.8
Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
Prov.7.8
He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman. He was strolling down the path by her house
Prov.7.9
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
Prov.7.9
It was dusk, the evening coming on, the darkness thickening into night.
Prov.7.9
at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
Prov.7.9
In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night.
Prov.7.9
at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
Prov.7.10
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Prov.7.10
Just then, a woman met him--she'd been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him.
Prov.7.10
Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
Prov.7.10
And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
Prov.7.10
The woman approached him, dressed seductively and sly of heart.
Prov.7.11
She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Prov.7.11
Brazen and brash she was, restless and roaming, never at home,
Prov.7.11
(She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
Prov.7.11
She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
Prov.7.11
She was the brash, rebellious type who never stays at home.
Prov.7.12
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Prov.7.12
Walking the streets, loitering in the mall, hanging out at every corner in town.
Prov.7.12
now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
Prov.7.12
At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
Prov.7.12
She is often seen in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner.
Prov.7.13
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
Prov.7.13
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, boldly took his arm and said,
Prov.7.13
She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
Prov.7.13
So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
Prov.7.13
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
Prov.7.14
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
Prov.7.14
"I've got all the makings for a feast--today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid,
Prov.7.14
"I have fellowship offerings at home; today I fulfilled my vows.
Prov.7.14
"I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
Prov.7.14
"I've offered my sacrifices and just finished my vows.
Prov.7.15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Prov.7.15
So now I've come to find you, hoping to catch sight of your face--and here you are!
Prov.7.15
So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
Prov.7.15
So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
Prov.7.15
It's you I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
Prov.7.16
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Prov.7.16
I've spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, colorful imported linens.
Prov.7.16
I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
Prov.7.16
I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
Prov.7.16
My bed is spread with colored sheets of finest linen imported from Egypt.
Prov.7.17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Prov.7.17
My bed is aromatic with spices and exotic fragrances.
Prov.7.17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
Prov.7.17
I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Prov.7.17
I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Prov.7.18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Prov.7.18
Come, let's make love all night, spend the night in ecstatic lovemaking!
Prov.7.18
Come, let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love!
Prov.7.18
Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
Prov.7.18
Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's caresses,
Prov.7.19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
Prov.7.19
My husband's not home; he's away on business, and he won't be back for a month."
Prov.7.19
My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
Prov.7.19
For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
Prov.7.19
for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip.
Prov.7.20
He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
Prov.7.20
Soon she has him eating out of her hand, bewitched by her honeyed speech.
Prov.7.20
He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon."
Prov.7.20
He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day."
Prov.7.20
He has taken a wallet full of money with him, and he won't return until later in the month."
Prov.7.21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Prov.7.21
Before you know it, he's trotting behind her, like a calf led to the butcher shop, Like a stag lured into ambush
Prov.7.21
With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
Prov.7.21
With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.
Prov.7.21
So she seduced him with her pretty speech. With her flattery she enticed him.
Prov.7.22
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Prov.7.22
and then shot with an arrow, Like a bird flying into a net not knowing that its flying life is over.
Prov.7.22
All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
Prov.7.22
Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Prov.7.22
He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter or like a trapped stag,
Prov.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.
Prov.7.23
So, friends, listen to me, take these words of mine most seriously.
Prov.7.23
till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
Prov.7.23
Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
Prov.7.23
awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life.
Prov.7.24
Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Prov.7.24
Don't fool around with a woman like that; don't even stroll through her neighborhood.
Prov.7.24
Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
Prov.7.24
Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
Prov.7.24
Listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words.
Prov.7.25
Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
Prov.7.25
Countless victims come under her spell; she's the death of many a poor man.
Prov.7.25
Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
Prov.7.25
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
Prov.7.25
Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path.
Prov.7.26
For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Prov.7.26
She runs a halfway house to hell, fits you out with a shroud and a coffin.
Prov.7.26
Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
Prov.7.26
For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
Prov.7.26
For she has been the ruin of many; numerous men have been her victims.
Prov.7.27
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Prov.7.27
Prov.7.27
Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
Prov.7.27
Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
Prov.7.27
Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death.
