Proverbs 7 Parallel Bible Translations

Proverbs 7 ▼
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1 Follow my advice, my son; always 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 Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own 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 Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within 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 Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. 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 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. 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 While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain, 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 I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense. 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 He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by 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 It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell. 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 The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly 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 was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay 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 She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting 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 She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said, 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’ve just made my peace offerings and 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 You’re the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are! 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 My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. 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 drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses, 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 home. He’s away 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 has taken a wallet full of money with him and won’t return until later this 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 So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery. 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 followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in 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 awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him 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 So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. 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 let your hearts stray away toward her. Don’t wander down her wayward path. 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 has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims. 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 road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den 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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