1 My son, H1121 keep H8104 my words, H561 and lay up H6845 my commandments H4687 with thee.
2 Keep H8104 my commandments, H4687 and live; H2421 and my law H8451 as the apple H380 of thine eye. H5869
3 Bind H7194 them upon thy fingers, H676 write H3789 them upon the table H3871 of thine heart. H3820
4 Say H559 unto wisdom, H2451 Thou art my sister; H269 and call H7121 understanding H998 thy kinswoman: H4129
5 That they may keep H8104 thee from the strange H2114 woman, H802 from the stranger H5237 which flattereth H2505 with her words. H561
6 For at the window H2474 of my house H1004 I looked H8259 through my casement, H822
7 And beheld H7200 among the simple ones, H6612 I discerned H995 among the youths, H1121 a young man H5288 void H2638 of understanding, H3820
8 Passing through H5674 the street H7784 near H681 her corner; H6434 and he went H6805 the way H1870 to her house, H1004
9 In the twilight, H5399 in the evening, H3117 H6153 in the black H380 and dark H653 night: H3915
10 And, behold, there met H7125 him a woman H802 with the attire H7897 of an harlot, H2181 and subtil H5341 of heart. H3820
11 (She is loud H1993 and stubborn; H5637 her feet H7272 abide H7931 not in her house: H1004
12 Now H6471 is she without, H2351 now H6471 in the streets, H7339 and lieth in wait H693 at H681 every corner.) H6438
13 So she caught H2388 him, and kissed H5401 him, and with an impudent H5810 face H6440 said H559 unto him,
14 I have peace H8002 offerings H2077 with me; this day H3117 have I payed H7999 my vows. H5088
15 Therefore came I forth H3318 to meet H7125 thee, diligently to seek H7836 thy face, H6440 and I have found H4672 thee.
16 I have decked H7234 my bed H6210 with coverings H4765 of tapestry, with carved H2405 works, with fine linen H330 of Egypt. H4714
17 I have perfumed H5130 my bed H4904 with myrrh, H4753 aloes, H174 and cinnamon. H7076
18 Come, H3212 let us take our fill H7301 of love H1730 until the morning: H1242 let us solace H5965 ourselves with loves. H159
19 For the goodman H376 is not at home, H1004 he is gone H1980 a long H7350 journey: H1870
20 He hath taken H3947 a bag H6872 of money H3701 with him, H3027 and will come H935 home H1004 at the day H3117 appointed. H3677
21 With her much H7230 fair speech H3948 she caused him to yield, H5186 with the flattering H2506 of her lips H8193 she forced H5080 him.
22 He goeth H1980 after H310 her straightway, H6597 as an ox H7794 goeth H935 to the slaughter, H2874 or as a fool H191 to the correction H4148 of the stocks; H5914
23 Till a dart H2671 strike H6398 through his liver; H3516 as a bird H6833 hasteth H4116 to the snare, H6341 and knoweth H3045 not that it is for his life. H5315
24 Hearken H8085 unto me now therefore, O ye children, H1121 and attend H7181 to the words H561 of my mouth. H6310
25 Let not thine heart H3820 decline H7847 to her ways, H1870 go not astray H8582 in her paths. H5410
26 For she hath cast down H5307 many H7227 wounded: H2491 yea, many strong H6099 men have been slain H2026 by her.
27 Her house H1004 is the way H1870 to hell, H7585 going down H3381 to the chambers H2315 of death. H4194
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Commentary on Proverbs 7 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
CHAPTER 7
Pr 7:1-27. The subject continued, by a delineation of the arts of strange women, as a caution to the unwary.
1-4. Similar calls (Pr 3:1-3; 4:10, &c.).
2. apple … eye—pupil of eye, a custody (Pr 4:23) of special value.
3. Bind … fingers—as inscriptions on rings.
5. The design of the teaching (compare Pr 2:16; 6:24).
6. For—or, "Since," introducing an example to illustrate the warning, which, whether a narrative or a parable, is equally pertinent.
window—or, "opening"
looked—literally, "watched earnestly" (Jud 5:28).
casement—or, "lattice."
7. simple—as in Pr 1:4.
void of, &c.—(Compare Pr 6:32).
8. her corner—where she was usually found.
went … house—implying, perhaps, confidence in himself by his manner, as denoted in the word
went—literally, "tread pompously."
9. The time, twilight, ending in darkness.
black … night—literally, "pupil," or, "eye," that is, middle of night.
10. attire—that of harlots was sometimes peculiar.
subtile—or, "wary," "cunning."
11, 12. loud—or, "noisy," "bustling."
stubborn—not submissive.
without … streets, … corner—(Compare 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5).
13-15. The preparations for a feast do not necessarily imply peculiar religious professions. The offerer retained part of the victim for a feast (Le 3:9, &c.). This feast she professes was prepared for him whom she boldly addresses as one sought specially to partake of it.
16, 17. my bed—or, "couch," adorned in the costliest manner.
17. bed—a place for sleeping.
18-20. There is no fear of discovery.
20. the day appointed—perhaps, literally, "a full moon," that is, a fortnight's time (compare Pr 7:19).
21. caused … yield—or, "inclines."
flattering—(Compare Pr 5:3).
forced him—by persuasion overcoming his scruples.
22. straightway—quickly, either as ignorant of danger, or incapable of resistance.
23. Till—He is now caught (Pr 6:26).
24. The inferential admonition is followed (Pr 7:26, 27), by a more general allegation of the evils of this vice.
26, 27. Even the mightiest fail to resist her deathly allurements.