Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Holman Bible
she lurks at every corner.
International Standard Version
Now she is in the street, now in the plazas, she lurks near every corner.
A Conservative Version
Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lays in wait at every corner.
American Standard Version
Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.
Amplified
At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
Bible in Basic English
Now she is in the street, now in the open spaces, waiting at every turning of the road.
Darby Translation
now without, now in the broadways, and she lieth in wait at every corner.
Julia Smith Translation
One time without, one time in the broad ways; and she will lie in wait near every corner.
King James 2000
Now is she outside, now in the streets, and lies in wait at every corner.)
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now in the street, now in the square, {at} every corner she lies in wait.
Modern King James verseion
now she is outside, now in the streets, and lies in wait at every corner.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lurketh in every corner.
NET Bible
at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)
New Heart English Bible
Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.
The Emphasized Bible
Now outside, now in the broadways, and, near every corner, she lieth in wait:
Webster
Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
World English Bible
Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.
Themes
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Interlinear
Pa`am
Chuwts
Pa`am
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Story Of Seduction
11 Noisy she is, and stubborn, In her house her feet rest not. 12 Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) -- 13 And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,
Cross References
Proverbs 23:28
She also, as catching prey, lieth in wait, And the treacherous among men she increaseth.
Proverbs 9:14
And she hath sat at the opening of her house, On a throne -- the high places of the city,
Jeremiah 2:20
For from of old thou hast broken thy yoke, Drawn away thy bands, and sayest, 'I do not serve,' For, on every high height, and under every green tree, Thou art wandering -- a harlot.
Jeremiah 2:33
What -- dost thou make pleasing thy ways to seek love? Therefore even the wicked thou hast taught thy ways.
Jeremiah 2:36
What? thou art very vile to repeat thy way, Even of Egypt thou art ashamed, As thou hast been ashamed of Asshur,
Jeremiah 3:2
Lift thine eyes to the high places, and see, Where hast thou not been lain with? On the ways thou hast sat for them, As an Arab in a wilderness, And thou defilest the land, By thy fornications, and by thy wickedness.
Ezekiel 16:24-25
That thou dost build to thee an arch, And dost make to thee a high place in every broad place.
Ezekiel 16:31
In thy building thine arch at the head of every way, Thy high place thou hast made in every broad place, And -- hast not been as a whore deriding a gift.
Revelation 18:3
because of the wine of the wrath of her whoredom have all the nations drunk, and the kings of the earth with her did commit whoredom, and merchants of the earth from the power of her revel were made rich.
Revelation 18:23
and light of a lamp may not shine at all in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and of bride may not be heard at all in thee any more; because thy merchants were the great ones of the earth, because in thy sorcery were all the nations led astray,