Proverbs 7 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

My son ^H1121, keep ^H8104 my words ^H561

And treasure ^H6845 my commandments ^H4687 within ^H854 you.

Keep ^H8104 my commandments ^H4687 and live ^H2421,

And my [fn]law ^H8451 as the [fn]apple ^H380 of your eye ^H5869.

Bind ^H7194 them on your fingers ^H676;

Write ^H3789 them on the tablet ^H3871 of your heart ^H3820.

Say ^H559 to wisdom ^H2451, “You are my sister ^H269,”

And call ^H7121 understanding ^H998 your intimate ^H4129 friend ^H4129;

In order to keep ^H8104 you from the strange ^H2114 woman ^H802,

From the foreign ^H5237 woman ^H5237 who [fn]flatters ^H2505 with her words ^H561.

For at the window ^H2474 of my house ^H1004

I looked ^H8259 out ^H8259 through ^H1157 my lattice ^H822,

And I saw ^H7200 among the simple ^H6612,

And discerned ^H995 among the [fn]sons ^H1121

A young ^H5288 man ^H5288 lacking ^H2638 a heart ^H3820 of wisdom,

Passing ^H5674 through the street ^H7784 near ^H681 her corner ^H6438;

And he strides ^H6805 along the way ^H1870 to her house ^H1004,

In the twilight ^H5399, in the evening ^H6153 of that day ^H3117,

In the [fn]middle ^H380 of the night ^H3915, and in the thick ^H653 darkness ^H653.

And behold ^H2009, a woman ^H802 comes to meet ^H7122 him,

Dressed ^H7897 as a harlot ^H2181 and [fn]cunning ^H5341 of heart ^H3820.

She is boisterous ^H1993 and rebellious ^H5637,

Her feet ^H7272 do not dwell ^H7931 at home ^H1004;

Stepping ^H6471 in the streets ^H2351, stepping ^H6471 in the squares ^H7339,

And near every ^H3605 corner ^H6438 she lies ^H693 in ^H683 wait ^H693.

So she seizes ^H2388 him and kisses ^H5401 him

[fn]And with a brazen ^H5810 face ^H6440 she says ^H559 to him:

“The sacrifices ^H2077 of peace ^H8002 offerings ^H8002 are with me ^H5921;

Today ^H3117 I paid ^H7999 my vows ^H5088.

“Therefore ^H5921 H3651 I have come ^H3318 out ^H3318 to meet ^H7122 you,

To seek ^H7836 your face ^H6440 earnestly ^H7836, and I have found ^H4672 you.

“I have spread ^H7234 my couch ^H6210 with coverings ^H4765,

With colored ^H2405 linens ^H330 of Egypt ^H4714.

“I have sprinkled ^H5130 my bed ^H4904

With myrrh ^H4753, aloes ^H174, and cinnamon ^H7076.

“Come ^H1980, then ^H1980, let us drink ^H7301 our fill ^H7301 as lovers ^H1730 until ^H5704 morning ^H1242;

Let us delight ^H5965 ourselves with the pleasures ^H159 of ^H159 love ^H159.

“For [fn]my husband ^H376 is not at home ^H1004,

He has gone ^H1980 on a journey ^H1870 far ^H4480 H7350 away ^H4480 H7350;

He took ^H3947 a bag ^H6872 of silver ^H3701 in his hand,

On the day ^H3117 of the full moon ^H3677 he will come ^H935 home ^H1004.”

With her abundant ^H7230 [fn]persuasions ^H3948 she entices ^H5186 him;

With her flattering ^H2507 lips ^H8193 she drives ^H5080 him to herself.

He suddenly ^H6597 follows ^H1980 H310 her

As an ox ^H7794 goes ^H935 to the slaughter ^H2874,

Or [fn]as one in fetters ^H5914 to the discipline ^H4148 of an ignorant ^H191 fool ^H191,

Until ^H5704 an arrow ^H2671 pierces ^H6398 through ^H6398 his liver ^H3516;

As a bird ^H6833 hastens ^H4116 to the snare ^H6341,

And he does not know ^H3045 that it will cost him his [fn]soul ^H5315.

So now ^H6258, my sons ^H1121, listen ^H8085 to me,

And pay ^H7181 attention ^H7181 to the words ^H561 of my mouth ^H6310.

Do not let your heart ^H3820 go ^H7847 astray ^H7847 into her ways ^H1870,

Do not wander ^H8582 into her pathways ^H5410.

For many ^H7227 are the slain ^H2491 whom she has cast ^H5307 down ^H5307,

And numerous ^H6099 are all ^H3605 those killed ^H2026 by her.

The ways ^H1870 to Sheol ^H7585 are in her house ^H1004,

Descending ^H3381 to the chambers ^H2315 of death ^H4194.