Proverbs 7 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments 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 Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of thine eye. 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 Bind them upon thy fingers, Write them upon the table of thy 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 unto wisdom: 'Thou art my sister', And call understanding 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 keep thee from the strange woman, From the alien woman that maketh smooth her 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 at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; 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 beheld among the thoughtless ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding, 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 Passing through the street near her corner, And he went the way to 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 evening of the day, In the blackness of night and the darkness. 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 him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of 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 riotous and rebellious, Her feet abide not 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 Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at 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 caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto 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 Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; This day have I paid 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 came I forth to meet thee, To seek thy face, and I have 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 have decked my couch with coverlets, With striped cloths of the yarn 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 have 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 us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves. 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 my husband is not at home, He is gone 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.
20 He hath taken the bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.' 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 With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, With the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away. 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 He goeth after her straightway, As an ox that goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; 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 an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteneth to the snare-- And knoweth not that it is at the cost of 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 pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.
24 Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, And attend to the words 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 thy 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 to her ways or stray into her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded; Yea, a mighty host are all 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 is the way to the nether-world, Going down 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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