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Themes in Proverbs 7

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Themes in Proverbs 7

Proverbs 7:1 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Children » Dishonouring parents » Filial obedience encouraged
Obedience » Filial » Filial obedience encouraged
Parents » Examples of fathers' love » Obedience to
Parents » Duty to » Filial obedience encouraged

Proverbs 7:2 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Preserved by wisdom

Proverbs 7:3 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Tables » A slab upon which inscriptions were made » Figurative
Writing » On the heart

Proverbs 7:4 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Understanding » What to call understanding
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Whoredom » What keeps you away from whores
Wisdom » Bonding with wisdom

Proverbs 7:5 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Preserved by wisdom
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Whoredom » What keeps you away from whores

Proverbs 7:6 (show verse)

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

Temptation » Evil associates, the instruments of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:7 (show verse)

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

wicked Children » Are void of understanding
the Simple » The simple deceived by
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:8 (show verse)

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

Darkness » Works of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:9 (show verse)

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

Darkness » Works of
Night » Frequently » Exceeding dark
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:10 (show verse)

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

Harlot (prostitute) » Machinations of
Harlots » Warnings against
Heart » The unregenerate » Is subtle
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Woman » Frequently » Subtle and deceitful
Women » Harlots » Warnings against
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:11 (show verse)

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

Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Self-will » Characteristic of wicked people
Self-will and stubbornness » Characteristic of the wicked
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:12 (show verse)

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

Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:13 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:14 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:15 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:16 (show verse)

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

Beds » Covered with tapestry and linen
Carving » Beds decorated with
Egypt » Exports of
Egypt » Productions of
Egypt » Celebrated for » Fine linen, &c
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Linen » Bedding made of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:17 (show verse)

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

Aloes » Trees
Aloes » Used as perfume
Bed » Perfumed
Beds » Often perfumed
Cinnamon » A spice
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
myrrh » Used as a perfume
Perfume » Beds perfumed with myrrh
Trees » Varieties » Aloes
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:18 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:19 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:20 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:21 (show verse)

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

Flattery » Danger of
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:22 (show verse)

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

physical Bondage » In prison » In stocks
Flattery » Danger of
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Oxen » Illustrative » (led to slaughter,) of a rash youth
Oxen » Goes to the slaughter unconscious
Prisoners » In stocks
Stocks » Feet fastened in, as a punishment
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:23 (show verse)

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

Birds » Illustrative » (snaring,) of designs of the wicked
Flattery » Danger of
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Whoremongers
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:24 (show verse)

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

Exhortations » Special » To hearken to admonition
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:25 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Who falls victim to whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful

Proverbs 7:26 (show verse)

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

Proverbs 7:27 (show verse)

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

Chastity » Consequences of associating with those devoid of
Harlot (prostitute) » Shamelessness of
Harlot (prostitute) » To be shunned
Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
Whoredom » Whores
Whoredom » Avoiding harlots
Women » Wicked » Full of deceit and licentiousness
Women » Subtle and deceitful