Proverbs 7 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My sonne, keepe my wordes, & hide my commandements with 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 Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes. 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 write them vpon the table of thine 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 wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman, 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 keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her 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 As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my 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 I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding, 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 Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward 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 twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke 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 beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart. 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 is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her 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 she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite 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 So she caught him & kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him, 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 haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes. “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 forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found 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 ornaments, carpets and laces 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 I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom. 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 vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance. 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 mine husbande is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off. 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 with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed. 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 her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him. 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 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction, 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 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger. 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 therefore, O children, and hearken to 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 thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths. 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 shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, & the strong men are all slaine by 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 ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers 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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