Proverbs 7 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

Another Warning about Immoral Women

Pro 7:1

Pro 7:1Follow my advice, my son;
always treasure my commands.

Pro 7:2

Pro 7:2Obey my commands and live!
Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes.[fn]

Pro 7:3

Pro 7:3Tie them on your fingers as a reminder.
Write them deep within your heart.

Pro 7:4

Pro 7:4Love wisdom like a sister;
make insight a beloved member of your family.

Pro 7:5

Pro 7:5Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman,
from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman.

Pro 7:6

Pro 7:6While I was at the window of my house,
looking through the curtain,

Pro 7:7

Pro 7:7I saw some naive young men,
and one in particular who lacked common sense.

Pro 7:8

Pro 7:8He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,
strolling down the path by her house.

Pro 7:9

Pro 7:9It was at twilight, in the evening,
as deep darkness fell.

Pro 7:10

Pro 7:10The woman approached him,
seductively dressed and sly of heart.

Pro 7:11

Pro 7:11She was the brash, rebellious type,
never content to stay at home.

Pro 7:12

Pro 7:12She is often in the streets and markets,
soliciting at every corner.

Pro 7:13

Pro 7:13She threw her arms around him and kissed him,
and with a brazen look she said,

Pro 7:14

Pro 7:14“I’ve just made my peace offerings
and fulfilled my vows.

Pro 7:15

Pro 7:15You’re the one I was looking for!
I came out to find you, and here you are!

Pro 7:16

Pro 7:16My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,
with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.

Pro 7:17

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

Pro 7:18

Pro 7:18Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.
Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

Pro 7:19

Pro 7:19for my husband is not home.
He’s away on a long trip.

Pro 7:20

Pro 7:20He has taken a wallet full of money with him
and won’t return until later this month.[fn]”

Pro 7:21

Pro 7:21So she seduced him with her pretty speech
and enticed him with her flattery.

Pro 7:22

Pro 7:22He followed her at once,
like an ox going to the slaughter.
He was like a stag caught in a trap,

Pro 7:23

Pro 7:23awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart.
He was like a bird flying into a snare,
little knowing it would cost him his life.

Pro 7:24

Pro 7:24So listen to me, my sons,
and pay attention to my words.

Pro 7:25

Pro 7:25Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her.
Don’t wander down her wayward path.

Pro 7:26

Pro 7:26For she has been the ruin of many;
many men have been her victims.

Pro 7:27

Pro 7:27Her house is the road to the grave.[fn]
Her bedroom is the den of death.

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NLT Footnotes

(7:2)

Hebrew as the pupil of your eye.

(7:20)

Hebrew until the moon is full.

(7:27)

Hebrew to Sheol.

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