Proverbs 7 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My son, guard what I say and treasure my commands. 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 Keep my commands and you'll live. Guard my teaching as you do your eyesight. 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 Strap them to your fingers and engrave 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 tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, |You're my sister!| and call understanding your close relative, 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 so they can keep you from an adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her seductive words. 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 from a window in my house I peered through the lattice work, 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 noticed among the naïve— that is, I discerned among the youths— a senseless young man. 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 Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way 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 at twilight, during the evening, even during the darkest part of the night. 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 Look! A woman makes her way to meet him, dressed as a prostitute and intending to entrap him. 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 brazen and defiant— her feet don't remain at home. She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; (She is unruly and defiant, her feet never stay at home;
12 Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every 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 grabs hold of him and kisses him, with a brazen face she speaks to 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 have given my peace offerings, and today I fulfilled my vows. “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, I've come out to meet you, I've looked just for you, and I found you! 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've decorated my bed with new coverings— embroidered linen from 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've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let's make love until dawn; let's comfort ourselves with love, 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 because my husband isn't home. He left on a long trip. 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 took a fist full of cash and he'll return home in a month.| 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 She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces 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 All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap 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 until an arrow pierces his liver. As a bird darts into a snare, he doesn't realize his fatal decision. 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 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to what I have to say. 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 Don't be led astray by her lifestyle, and don't imitate her behavior. 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 are the victims whom she has conquered, and many are her slain. 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 leads to Sheol, descending to death's catacombs. 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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