Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways:

New American Standard Bible

Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:

King James Version

To call passengers who go right on their ways:

Holman Bible

calling to those who pass by,
who go straight ahead on their paths:

International Standard Version

She calls out to those passing by on the road, who are minding their own business,

American Standard Version

To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

Amplified


Calling to those who pass by,
Who are making their paths straight:

Bible in Basic English

Crying out to those who go by, going straight on their way, she says:

Darby Translation

to call passers-by who go right on their ways:

Julia Smith Translation

To call to those passing the way, making straight their paths:

King James 2000

To call those who pass by who go right on their ways:

Lexham Expanded Bible

[in order] to call to those who pass by the road, those who go straight [on] their way:

Modern King James verseion

to call those who pass by, who are going straight on their ways;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

to call such as go by, and walk straight in their ways.

NET Bible

calling out to those who are passing by her in the way, who go straight on their way.

New Heart English Bible

To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

The Emphasized Bible

To invite them who pass by the way, who are going straight on in their paths:

Webster

To call passengers who go right on their ways:

World English Bible

To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,

Youngs Literal Translation

To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight on their paths.

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To call
קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

who go right
ישׁר 
Yashar 
Usage: 26

Verse Info

Context Readings

Foolishness' Banquet

14 And she sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 to call to those who pass by, who go right on their ways: 16 He who is simple, let him turn in here. And as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him,

Cross References

Proverbs 7:13-15

So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him,

Proverbs 7:25-27

Let not thy heart decline to her ways. Go not astray in her paths.

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