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Proverbs 7:18
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Proverbs 7 Verses
1
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My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you. |
2
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Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. |
3
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Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. |
4
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Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," and call understanding your kinsman; |
5
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they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words. |
6
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At the window of my house I looked out through the lattice. |
7
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I saw among the simple, I noticed among the young men, a youth who lacked judgment. |
8
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He was going down the street near her corner, walking along in the direction of her house |
9
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at twilight, as the day was fading, as the dark of night set in. |
10
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Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent. |
11
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(She is loud and defiant, her feet never stay at home; |
12
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now in the street, now in the squares, at every corner she lurks.) |
13
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She took hold of him and kissed him and with a brazen face she said: |
14
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"I have fellowship offerings at home; today I fulfilled my vows. |
15
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So I came out to meet you; I looked for you and have found you! |
16
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I have covered my bed with coloured linens from Egypt. |
17
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I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes and cinnamon. |
18
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Come, let's drink deep of love till morning; let's enjoy ourselves with love! |
19
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My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. |
20
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He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon." |
21
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With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk. |
22
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All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer stepping into a noose |
23
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till an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life. |
24
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Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say. |
25
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Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths. |
26
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Many are the victims she has brought down; her slain are a mighty throng. |
27
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Her house is a highway to the grave, leading down to the chambers of death. |