“My son, keep my words and lay up my commandments with thee.”
Proverbs 7
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1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
“My son, keep my words and lay up my commandments with thee.”
“my son, keep my words and treasure my commands within you.”
“my son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.”
“My son keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.”
“My son, keep my words and lay up my commandments with thee.”
2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
“keep my commandments, and live, and my law as the apple of thine eye.”
“Keep my commands and live and my law as the apple of your eye.”
“keep my commandments and live. And my law shall as the apple of thine eye,”
“Keep my commandments and live. And my teaching is the apple of your eye.”
“Keep my commands and live in my law as the apple of your eye.”
“Keep my commandments and live, and my law, my word, as the apple of thine eye.”
3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
“Bind them on your fingers write them on the tablet of your heart.”
“Find them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.”
“Bind them on your fingers write them on the tablet of your heart.”
“Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablets of your heart.”
“Bind them on your fingers, write them on the tablet of your heart.”
“Bind them upon your fingers. Write them on the table of your heart.”
4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman,
“Say unto wisdom, thou art my sister and call understanding thy kinswoman”
“say unto wisdom, thou art my sister, and call understanding thy kinswoman,”
“Say to wisdom, you are my sister and call understanding your nearest kin”
“Say to wisdom, you are my sister and call understanding your nearest kin”
“say to wisdom, you are my sister. Call insight your intimate friend.”
“Say to wisdom, you are my sister. Call understanding your nearest kin,”
5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
“That they may keep you from the immoral woman from the seductress. Who flatters with her words”
“that they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words.”
“that they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with her words.”
“to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulterous woman with her smooth words.”
“that they may keep you from the immoral woman, from the seductress who flatters with their words.”
6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement”
“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,”
“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement”
“at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice”
“For at the window of my house I looked through the casement”
“For at the window of my house, I looked through the lattice”
7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
“and saw among the simple. I perceived among the youths a young man devoid of understanding”
“and I saw among the simple, I perceived among the youth, a young man devoid of understanding.”
“and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youth a young man void of understanding,”
“and beheld among the simple ones I discerned among the youth a young man void of understanding”
“saw among the simple. I perceived among the youths a young man devoid of understanding.”
“I saw among the naive and discerned among the youths a young man lacking sense,”
8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
“passing along the street near her corner. And he took the path to her house”
“passing along the street near her corner. And he took the path to her house.”
“passing through the street near her corner, and he went the way to her house.”
“passing along the streets near her corner. And he took the path to her house.”
“through the street near her corner. And he takes the way to her house.”
“passing through the street near her corner and he went the way towards her house.”
9at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
“in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.”
“In the twilight in the evening in the black and dark night.”
“In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night,”
“In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night,”
“in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.”
“in the twilight, in the evening, in the middle of the night and in the darkness,”
10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
“And there a woman met him with the attire of a harlot and a crafty heart.”
“and behold there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot and subtle of heart.”
“and dark night, there a woman met him with the attire of a harlot and a crafty heart.”
“and behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot and subtle of heart.”
“behold, a woman comes out to meet him, dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.”
11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
“She is loud and stubborn. Her feet abide not in her house.”
“She was loud and rebellious. Her feet would not stay at home.”
“She was loud and rebellious. Her feet would not stay at home.”
“She is loud and stubborn. Her feet abide not in her house.”
“she was loud and rebellious. Her feet would not stay at”
12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
“At times she was outside. At times in the open square, lurking at every corner.”
“At times she was outside. At times in the open square, lurking at every corner.”
“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.”
13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
“So she caught him and kissed him with an impudent face. She said to him,”
“So she caught him and kissed him with an impudent face. She said to him,”
“So she caught him and kissed him. And with an impotent face, she said unto him,”
“She caught him and kissed him. With an impudent face, she said to him,”
“So she caught him and she kissed him and with an impudent face she said unto him,”
14"I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
“I have peace offerings with me. Today I have paid my vows.”
“I have peace offerings with me. Today I have paid my vows.”
“I have peace offerings with me. Today I have paid my vows.”
“I have peace offerings with me this day have I paid my vows.”
15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
“So I came out to meet you diligently to seek your face. And I have found you.”
“So I came out to meet you diligently to seek your face. And I have found you.”
“So I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face. And I have found you.”
“So I came out to meet you diligently to seek your face and I found you.”
16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
“I have spread my couch with coverings with colored linens of Egypt.”
“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry and carved works with fine linen of Egypt.”
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh aloes and cinnamon.”
“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.”
“I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, alloys and cinnamon.”
“I have perfumed my bed with mirth and aloe and cinnamon.”
18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning. Let us solace ourselves with love.".”
“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 morning. Let us delight ourselves with love.”
“Come, let us take our fill of love until morning. Let us delight ourselves with love,”
“come let us drink our fill of love until the morning. Let us delight ourselves with caresses.”
“Come, let us take our fill of the love until the morning. Let us delight ourselves with love”
19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
“For my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long journey.”
“my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long journey.”
“For my husband is not at home. He's gone on a long journey.”
“for my husband is not at home. He's gone on a long journey.”
“for my husband is not at home. He's gone on a long journey.”
20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full."
“He has taken a bag of money with him and will come home on the appointed day.”
“He's taken a bag of money with him and will come home on the appointed day.”
“He's taken a bag of money with him and will come home on the appointed day.”
“he has taken a bag of money with him and he will come home at the appointed day.”
21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
“With her enticing speech, she caused him to yield. With her flattering lips, she seduced him.”
“With her enticing speech, she caused him to yield. With her flattering lips, she seduced him.”
“with much seductive speech. She persuades him with her smooth talk. She compels him”
“With her enticing speech, she caused him to yield. With her flattering lips, she seduced him.”
“with her enticing speech, she causes him to yield. With her flattering lips, she seduces him.”
“With her many persuasion she entices him and with her flattering lips. She seduces him”
22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
“immediately he went after her as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks”
“Immediately he went up after her as an ox goes to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks.”
“He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks.”
“Immediately, he went after her as an ox goes to the slaughter. As a fool to the correction of the stocks,”
“Immediately, he went after her as an ox goes to the slaughter as a fool to the correction of the stocks,”
23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
“till an arrow pierces its liver as a bird rushes into a snare. He does not know that it will cost him his life”
“Till an arrow struck his liver and as a bird hastens to the snare. He did not know it would cost his life.”
“till an arrow struck his liver, as a bird hastens to the snare, he did not know it would cost him his life.”
“Till an arrow struck his liver as a bird hastens to the snare, he did not know that this would cost him his life.”
“arrow struck his liver and as a bird hastens to the snare. And he did not know it would cost his life.”
24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
“Now therefore listen to me my children pay attention to the words of my mouth.”
“now, therefore my sons listen to me and Pay attention to the words of my mouth.”
“hearken unto me now, therefore, O ye children. Attend to the words of my mouth.”
“and now will sons listen to me and be attentive to the words of my mouth.”
25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
“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”
“Let not your heart turn aside to her ways. Do not stray into her paths.”
“Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways. Do not stray into her paths,”
“Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways. Do not stray into her path.”
“Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways. Do not stray into her paths.”
26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
“For she has cast down many wounded and all who were slain by her were strong men.”
“For many a victim has she laid low and all her slain are a mighty throng”
“for she has cast down many wounded, and all who were slain by her were strong men.”
“For many are the victims she has cast down and Numerous are all of her slain.”
“for she has cast down many wounded. Yea, many strong men have been slain by her.”
“She hath cast down many wounded. Yea, many strong men have been slain by her.”
27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
“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.”
“Her house is the way to Sheol going down to the chambers of death.”
“Her house is the way to hell, descending to the chambers of death.”
“her house is the way to hell and descending to the chambers of death.”
“Her house is the way to hell, descending into the chambers of death.”