Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.
New American Standard Bible
With her
King James Version
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Holman Bible
she lures with her flattering
International Standard Version
She leads him astray with great persuasion; with flattering lips she seduces him.
A Conservative Version
With her much fair speech she causes him to yield. With the flattering of her lips she forces him along.
American Standard Version
With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
Amplified
With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;
With her flattering lips she seduced him.
Bible in Basic English
With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
Julia Smith Translation
With much of her talking she caused him to turn aside; with the smoothness of her lips she will thrust him away.
King James 2000
With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she seduced him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings; with her smooth lips she compels him.
Modern King James verseion
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thus with many sweet words she overcame him, and with her flattering lips she enticed him
NET Bible
She persuaded him with persuasive words; with her smooth talk she compelled him.
New Heart English Bible
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
The Emphasized Bible
She turneth him aside, with her great persuasiveness, - with the flattery of her lips, she compelleth him:
Webster
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she impelled him.
World English Bible
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
Youngs Literal Translation
She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.
Themes
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Story Of Seduction
20 he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon. 21 With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him. 22 He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool;
Cross References
Proverbs 5:3
For the lips of the strange woman drop honey, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Psalm 12:2
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak.
Judges 16:15-17
And she said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me wherein your great strength lies."
1 Samuel 28:23
But he refused and said, I will not eat. Then his servants, and the woman also, compelled him, and he hearkened to their voice; and he arose from the earth and sat on the bed.
2 Kings 4:8
And it came to pass on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a wealthy woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
Proverbs 6:24
to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Proverbs 7:5
that they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger who flattereth with her words.
Luke 14:23
And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
Luke 24:29
And they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.
Acts 16:15
And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died;