Proverbs 7 Parallel Bible Translations

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Bishops' Bible of 1568
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1 My sonne kepe my words, and lay vp my commaundements by thee. My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.
2 Kepe my commaundementes & my lawe, euen as the apple of thyne eye, and thou shalt liue. keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and wryte them in the table of thyne heart. bind 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.
4 Say vnto wysdome, thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinsewoman: Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 That they may kepe thee from the straunge woman, and from the forraine woman which geueth sweete wordes. to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. They will keep you from the adulterous woman, from the wayward woman with her seductive words.
6 For at the windowe of my house I loked through the windowe, For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice.
7 And behelde among the simple people and among the chyldren a young man voyde of wyt, and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who had no sense.
8 Goyng ouer the streate by the corner in the way towarde her house passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house
9 In the twylight of the euening, when it began nowe to be night and darke: in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness. at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in.
10 And behold there met hym a woman with open tokens of an harlot, onlye her heart was hid: And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 She was full of loude wordes and redye to dallie, whose feete coulde not abide in the house: She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; (She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12 Nowe is she without, nowe in the streates, and lyeth in wayte at euery corner. now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.)
13 She caught hym and kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying: She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him, She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said:
14 I had a vowe of peace offeringes to pay, and this day I perfourme it: “I had to offer sacrifices, and today I have paid my vows; “Today I fulfilled my vows, and I have food from my fellowship offering at home.
15 Therefore came I foorth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face, and so haue I founde thee. so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you. So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you!
16 I haue deckt my bed with coueringes of tapessarie, and clothes of Egypt. I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen; I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
17 My bed haue I made to smell of Myrre, Aloes, and Cinamon. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come let vs take our fill of loue vntyll the morning, and let vs solace our selues with the pleasures of loue. Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love. Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone farre of. 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.
20 He hath taken the bagge of money with hym, and wyll returne at the appointed solempne feast. he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home.” He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”
21 Thus with many sweete wordes she ouercame him, and with her flattering lippes she entised hym. With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.
22 Sodainly he folowed her, as it were an oxe led to the slaughter, and lyke as it were a foole that laugheth when he goeth to the stockes to be punished, All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose
23 So long tyll she had wounded his lyuer with her dart: lyke as if a byrde hasted to the snare, not knowing that the perill of his life lieth thervpon. 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 pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth: And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.
25 Let not thyne heart wander in her wayes, and be not thou deceaued in her pathes. Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.
26 For many one hath she wounded and cast downe, yea many a strong man hath ben slaine by the meanes of her. for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng. Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng.
27 Her house is the way vnto hell, and bryng men downe into the chaumbers of death. Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death.
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