Proverbs 7:11 Context

◄ Proverbs 7:11 ►

She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.

Context

11She is boisterous and rebellious,
Her feet do not remain at home;

12She is now in the streets, now in the squares,
And lurks by every corner.

13So she seizes him and kisses him
And with a brazen face she says to him:

14“I was due to offer peace offerings;
Today I have paid my vows.

15“Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.

16“I have spread my couch with coverings,
With colored linens of Egypt.

17“I have sprinkled my bed
With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.

18“Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with caresses.

19“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

20He has taken a bag of money with him,
At the full moon he will come home.”

21With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her flattering lips she seduces him.

22Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool,

23Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a bird hastens to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.

24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths.

26For many are the victims she has cast down,
And numerous are all her slain.

27Her house is the way to Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.

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