Proverbs 7 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 7

My son,

keep

my words

and treasure

my commandments

within you.

Keep

my commandments

and live;

guard my teachings

as the apple

of your eye.

Tie

them to

your fingers;

write

them on

the tablet

of your heart.

Say

to wisdom,

“You

are my sister,”

and call

understanding

your kinsman,

that they may keep you

from the adulteress,

from the stranger

with seductive

words.

For

at the window

of my house

I looked

through

the lattice.

I saw

among the simple,

I noticed

among the youths,

a young man

lacking

judgment,

crossing

the street

near

her corner,

strolling

down the road

to her house,

at twilight,

as the day was fading,

into the dark

of the night.

Then

a woman

came out to meet him,

with attire

of a prostitute

and cunning

of heart.

She

is loud

and defiant;

her feet

do not

remain

at home.

Now

in the street,

now

in the squares,

she lurks

at

every

corner.

She seizes

him

and kisses him;

she brazenly

says

to him:

“I have made my peace

offerings;

today

I have paid

my vows.

So

I came out

to meet you;

I sought you,

and I have found you.

I have decked

my bed

with coverings,

with colored

linen

from Egypt.

I have perfumed

my bed

with myrrh,

with aloes,

and with cinnamon.

Come,

let us take our fill

of love

until

the morning.

Let us delight

in loving caresses!

For

my husband

is not

at home;

he has gone

on a long

journey.

He took

with him

a bag

of money

and will not be returning

until

the moon is full.”

With her great

persuasion

she entices him;

she lures him

with her flattering

lips.

He follows her

on impulse,

like an ox

going

to

the slaughter,

like a deer

bounding

into

a trap,

until

an arrow

pierces

his liver,

like a bird

darting

into

a snare—

not

knowing

it

will cost him his life.

Now,

my sons,

listen to me,

and attend

to the words

of my mouth.

Do not

let your heart

turn aside

to

her ways;

do not

stray

into her paths.

For

she has brought many

down

to death;

her slain

are many

in number.

Her house

is the road

to Sheol,

descending

to

the chambers

of death.

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