Proverbs 7
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1My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
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2Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
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3Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
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4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
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5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
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6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
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7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
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8Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
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9In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
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10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
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11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
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12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
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13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
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14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
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15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
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17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
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18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
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19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
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20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
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21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
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22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
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24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
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26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
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27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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Proverbs 7:1
Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mothe...Revelation 1:3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and k...Luke 11:28But he said,Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;Revelation 22:9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of th...
Proverbs 7:2
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,Leviticus 18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he sha...John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.1 John 2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.Proverbs 4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my co...
Proverbs 7:3
Deuteronomy 11:18¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and b...Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon...Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontl...Jeremiah 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After...Isaiah 30:8¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be...
Proverbs 7:4
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understandi...Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.Song of Solomon 8:1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I sho...Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother,...Luke 11:27¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company...
Proverbs 7:5
Proverbs 7:6
Proverbs 7:7
Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth...Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in t...Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.Psalms 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.Proverbs 1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
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Proverbs 4:14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment...2 Samuel 11:2¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and...Judges 16:1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
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Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works...Job 24:13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof,...Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove...Genesis 39:11And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his b...Exodus 12:6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whol...
Proverbs 7:10
1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefa...Isaiah 3:16¶ Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk w...2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one hu...Revelation 17:3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit u...Genesis 38:14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and...
Proverbs 7:11
Proverbs 9:13¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.Titus 2:5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, t...Proverbs 31:10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman...
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Proverbs 23:28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men...Proverbs 9:14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the ci...Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the...Ezekiel 16:24That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high...Ezekiel 16:31In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest t...
Cross References
Proverbs 7:1
Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mothe...Revelation 1:3Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and k...Luke 11:28But he said,Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;Revelation 22:9Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of th...
Proverbs 7:2
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,Leviticus 18:5Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he sha...John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.1 John 2:3And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.Proverbs 4:4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my co...
Proverbs 7:3
Deuteronomy 11:18¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and b...Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon...Deuteronomy 6:8And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontl...Jeremiah 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After...Isaiah 30:8¶ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be...
Proverbs 7:4
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understandi...Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.Song of Solomon 8:1O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I sho...Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother,...Luke 11:27¶ And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company...
Proverbs 7:5
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Proverbs 7:7
Proverbs 6:32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth...Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in t...Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.Psalms 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.Proverbs 1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
Proverbs 7:8
Proverbs 4:14¶ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:Jude 1:23And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment...2 Samuel 11:2¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and...Judges 16:1Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
Proverbs 7:9
Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works...Job 24:13They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof,...Ephesians 5:11And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove...Genesis 39:11And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his b...Exodus 12:6And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whol...
Proverbs 7:10
1 Timothy 2:9In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefa...Isaiah 3:16¶ Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk w...2 Corinthians 11:2For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one hu...Revelation 17:3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit u...Genesis 38:14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and...
Proverbs 7:11
Proverbs 9:13¶ A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.Titus 2:5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, t...Proverbs 31:10¶ Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman...
Proverbs 7:12
Proverbs 23:28She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men...Proverbs 9:14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the ci...Revelation 18:3For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the...Ezekiel 16:24That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made thee an high...Ezekiel 16:31In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head of every way, and makest t...