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Themes in Proverbs 7
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Themes in Proverbs 7

Proverbs 7:1

My son, obey my words,
and treasure my commands.

Proverbs 7:2

Keep my commands and live;
protect my teachings
as the pupil of your eye.

Proverbs 7:3

Tie them to your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.

Proverbs 7:4

Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and call understanding your relative.

Proverbs 7:5

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 7:6

At the window of my house
I looked through my lattice.

Proverbs 7:7

I saw among the inexperienced,
I noticed among the youths,
a young man lacking sense.

Proverbs 7:8

Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house

Proverbs 7:9

at twilight, in the evening,
in the dark of the night.

Proverbs 7:10

A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,
having a hidden agenda.

Proverbs 7:11

She is loud and defiant;
her feet do not stay at home.

Proverbs 7:12

Now in the street, now in the squares,
she lurks at every corner.

Proverbs 7:13

She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says to him,

Proverbs 7:14

“I’ve made fellowship offerings;
today I’ve fulfilled my vows.

Proverbs 7:15

So I came out to meet you,
to search for you, and I’ve found you.

Proverbs 7:16

I’ve spread coverings on my bed—
richly colored linen from Egypt.

Proverbs 7:17

I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Proverbs 7:18

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.
Let’s feast on each other’s love!

Proverbs 7:19

My husband isn’t home;
he went on a long journey.

Proverbs 7:20

He took a bag of money with him
and will come home at the time of the full moon.”

Proverbs 7:21

She seduces him with her persistent pleading;
she lures with her flattering talk.

Proverbs 7:22

He follows her impulsively
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer bounding toward a trap

Proverbs 7:23

until an arrow pierces its liver,
like a bird darting into a snare—
he doesn’t know it will cost him his life.

Proverbs 7:24

Now, my sons, listen to me,
and pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 7:25

Don’t let your heart turn aside to her ways;
don’t stray onto her paths.

Proverbs 7:26

For she has brought many down to death;
her victims are countless.

Proverbs 7:27

Her house is the road to Sheol,
descending to the chambers of death.
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