Proverbs 7:16-27 Parallel Bible Translations

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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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