Proverbs 7 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The Lures of the Prostitute

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

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

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

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

3 Bind ^H7194 them on your fingers ^H676;

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

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

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

5 So that they may keep ^H8104 you from an [fn]adulteress ^H802 H2114,

From the foreigner ^H5237 who flatters ^H2505 with her words ^H561.

6 For at the window ^H2474 of my house ^H1004

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

7 And I saw ^H7200 among the naive ^H6612,

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

A young ^H5288 man ^H5288 lacking ^H2638 [fn]sense ^H3820,

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

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

9 In the twilight ^H5399, in the [fn]evening ^H6153 H3117,

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

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

Dressed ^H7897 as a prostitute ^H2181 and cunning ^H5341 of heart ^H3820.

11 She is boisterous ^H1993 and rebellious ^H5637,

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

12 She is now ^H6471 in the streets ^H2351, now ^H6471 in the public ^H7339 squares ^H7339,

And lurks ^H693 by every ^H3605 corner ^H6438.

13 So she seizes ^H2388 him and kisses ^H5401 him,

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

14 “[fn]I was due ^H5921 to offer ^H2077 peace ^H8002 offerings ^H8002;

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

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

To seek ^H7836 your presence ^H6440 diligently ^H7836, and I have found ^H4672 you.

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

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

17 “I have sprinkled ^H5130 my bed ^H4904

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

18 “Come ^H1980, let’s drink ^H7301 our fill ^H7301 of love ^H1730 until ^H5704 morning ^H1242;

Let’s delight ^H5965 ourselves with caresses ^H159.

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

He has gone ^H1980 on a long ^H4480 H7350 journey ^H1870.

20 “He has taken ^H3947 a bag ^H6872 of money ^H3701 [fn]with him.

At the full ^H3677 moon ^H3677 he will come ^H935 home ^H1004.”

21 With her many ^H7230 persuasions ^H3948 she entices ^H5186 him;

With her [fn]flattering ^H2507 lips ^H8193 she seduces ^H5080 him.

22 Suddenly ^H6597 he follows ^H1980 H310 her

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

Or as [fn]one walks ^H5914 in ^H5914 ankle ^H5914 bracelets ^H5914 to the discipline ^H4148 of a fool ^H191,

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

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

So he does not know ^H3045 that it will cost him his life ^H5315.

24 Now ^H6258 therefore, my sons ^H1121, listen ^H8085 to me,

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

25 Do not let your heart ^H3820 turn ^H7847 aside ^H7847 to her ways ^H1870,

Do not stray ^H8582 into her paths ^H5410.

26 For many ^H7227 are the [fn]victims ^H2491 she has brought ^H5307 to ^H5307 ruin ^H5307,

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

27 Her house ^H1004 is the way ^H1870 to Sheol ^H7585,

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