Proverbs 7 :: New English Translation (NET)

The Wiles of the Harlot

Pro 7:1

Pro 7:1My child, keep my words and treasure up my commands in your own keeping.

Pro 7:2

Pro 7:2Keep my commands so that you may live, and obey my instruction as your most prized possession.

Pro 7:3

Pro 7:3Bind them on your forearm; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Pro 7:4

Pro 7:4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding a close relative,

Pro 7:5

Pro 7:5so that they may keep you from the adulterous woman, from the loose woman who flatters you with her words.

Pro 7:6

Pro 7:6For at the window of my house through my window lattice I looked out

Pro 7:7

Pro 7:7and I saw among the naive - I discerned among the youths - a young man who lacked wisdom.

Pro 7:8

Pro 7:8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

Pro 7:9

Pro 7:9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night.

Pro 7:10

Pro 7:10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

Pro 7:11

Pro 7:11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home -

Pro 7:12

Pro 7:12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

Pro 7:13

Pro 7:13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,

Pro 7:14

Pro 7:14"I have fresh meat at home; today I have fulfilled my vows!

Pro 7:15

Pro 7:15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

Pro 7:16

Pro 7:16I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.

Pro 7:17

Pro 7:17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Pro 7:18

Pro 7:18Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let's delight ourselves with sexual intercourse.

Pro 7:19

Pro 7:19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.

Pro 7:20

Pro 7:20He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month."

Pro 7:21

Pro 7:21She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.

Pro 7:22

Pro 7:22Suddenly he went after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper's snare

Pro 7:23

Pro 7:23till an arrow pierces his liver - like a bird hurrying into a trap, and he does not know that it will cost him his life.

Pro 7:24

Pro 7:24So now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words I speak.

Pro 7:25

Pro 7:25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways - do not wander into her pathways;

Pro 7:26

Pro 7:26for she has brought down many fatally wounded, and all those she has slain are many.

Pro 7:27

Pro 7:27Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

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The Wiles of the Harlot

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