Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At the window of my house I looked down through the lattice. New Living Translation While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain, English Standard Version For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, Berean Standard Bible For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. King James Bible For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, New King James Version For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, New American Standard Bible For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, NASB 1995 For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, NASB 1977 For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, Legacy Standard Bible For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, Amplified Bible For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice. Christian Standard Bible At the window of my house I looked through my lattice. Holman Christian Standard Bible At the window of my house I looked through my lattice. American Standard Version For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; Contemporary English Version From the window of my house, I once happened to see English Revised Version For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; GOD'S WORD® Translation From a window in my house I looked through my screen. Good News Translation Once I was looking out the window of my house, International Standard Version For from a window in my house I peered through the lattice work, Majority Standard Bible For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. NET Bible For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out New Heart English Bible For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice. Webster's Bible Translation For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, World English Bible For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor at a window of my house, "" I have looked out through my casement, Young's Literal Translation For, at a window of my house, Through my casement I have looked out, Smith's Literal Translation For in the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor I look out of the window of my house through the lattice, Catholic Public Domain Version For I gaze from the window of my house, through the lattice, New American Bible For at the window of my house, through my lattice I looked out New Revised Standard Version For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor from the window of her house and from the balcony she looked out, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because she looked out from a window of her house and from the balcony OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; Brenton Septuagint Translation For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings about the Adulteress…5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. 6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. 7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,… Cross References Proverbs 1:20-21 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square; / in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech: Proverbs 9:13-15 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. Proverbs 5:3-6 Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, / in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. / Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. ... Proverbs 6:24-26 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. / Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Proverbs 23:27-28 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. / Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men. Proverbs 2:16-19 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ... Proverbs 22:14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it. Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion. Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. Proverbs 21:9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife. Matthew 7:13-14 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. / Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Treasury of Scripture For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, the simple Proverbs 1:4,22,32 To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion… Proverbs 8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Proverbs 14:15,18 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going… the youths Proverbs 6:32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. Proverbs 9:4,16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, … Proverbs 10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. Jump to Previous Forth House Lattice Watching WindowJump to Next Forth House Lattice Watching WindowProverbs 7 1. Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom6. In an example of his own experience he shows 10. the cunning of a harlot 22. and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton 24. He detests such wickedness For at the window of my house This phrase sets the scene for the narrative that follows. The "window" in ancient Hebrew culture was not just an architectural feature but a vantage point for observation. Windows were often small openings in the wall, providing a limited but focused view of the outside world. The Hebrew word for "window" is "חַלּוֹן" (chalón), which can also imply a place of insight or revelation. In this context, the window represents a place of discernment, where one can observe the unfolding of events with clarity. The "house" symbolizes the domain of the speaker, a place of safety and wisdom, contrasting with the chaos and folly observed outside. I looked through the lattice Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֭י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction at the window בְּחַלּ֣וֹן (bə·ḥal·lō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 2474: A window of my house בֵּיתִ֑י (bê·ṯî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1004: A house I looked נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃ (niš·qā·p̄ə·tî) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 8259: To overhang, look out or down through בְּעַ֖ד (bə·‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for the lattice. אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י (’eš·nab·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 822: A latticed window Links Proverbs 7:6 NIVProverbs 7:6 NLT Proverbs 7:6 ESV Proverbs 7:6 NASB Proverbs 7:6 KJV Proverbs 7:6 BibleApps.com Proverbs 7:6 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 7:6 Chinese Bible Proverbs 7:6 French Bible Proverbs 7:6 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:6 For at the window of my house (Prov. Pro Pr) |