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Proverbs 7:2
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Proverbs 7 Verses
1
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Follow my advice, my son; always treasure my commands. |
2
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Obey my commands and live! Guard my instructions as you guard your own eyes. |
3
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Tie them on your fingers as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. |
4
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Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. |
5
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Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. |
6
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While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain, |
7
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I saw some naive young men, and one in particular who lacked common sense. |
8
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He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by her house. |
9
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It was at twilight, in the evening, as deep darkness fell. |
10
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The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart. |
11
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She was the brash, rebellious type, never content to stay at home. |
12
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She is often in the streets and markets, soliciting at every corner. |
13
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She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said, |
14
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"I've just made my peace offerings and fulfilled my vows. |
15
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You're the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are! |
16
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My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. |
17
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I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. |
18
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Come, let's drink our fill of love until morning. Let's enjoy each other's caresses, |
19
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for my husband is not home. He's away on a long trip. |
20
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He has taken a wallet full of money with him and won't return until later this month. " |
21
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So she seduced him with her pretty speech and enticed him with her flattery. |
22
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He followed her at once, like an ox going to the slaughter. He was like a stag caught in a trap, |
23
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awaiting the arrow that would pierce its heart. He was like a bird flying into a snare, little knowing it would cost him his life. |
24
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So listen to me, my sons, and pay attention to my words. |
25
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Don't let your hearts stray away toward her. Don't wander down her wayward path. |
26
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For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims. |
27
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Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death. |