Proverbs 7

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 7 of 31

1 My son, keep my words and treasure up My commands within you.

2 Keep My commands and live, and keep My Law as the pupil of your eye.

3 Bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.

4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister, and call understanding your kinswoman,

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Chapter Summary

Wisdom says: Keep My words and store them.

Key Hebrew Words

זִבְחֵ֣י sacrifice H2077 · TWOT 525a
ז֝וֹנָ֗ה commit fornication H2181 · TWOT 563
נַ֥פְתִּי move to and fro H5130 · TWOT 1329
מִצְרָֽיִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
שְׁלָמִ֣ים sacrifice for alliance H8002 · TWOT 2401b

People & Context

Observation from the Lattice

The speaker looks through his window lattice and observes a foolish young man walking near the corner of a strange woman's house at twilight.

The Seductress Meets the Young Man

A loud and stubborn woman dressed as an adulteress meets the young man in the street, seizes him, and kisses him.

The Temptation

The woman tells the young man she has completed peace offerings, spread her bed with Egyptian linens and spices, and that her husband is away with a b…

Timeline

Observation from the Lattice

The speaker looks through his window lattice and observes a foolish young man walking near the corner of a strange woman's house at twilight.

Proverbs 7:6-9
The Seductress Meets the Young Man

A loud and stubborn woman dressed as an adulteress meets the young man in the street, seizes him, and kisses him.

Proverbs 7:10-13
The Temptation

The woman tells the young man she has completed peace offerings, spread her bed with Egyptian linens and spices, and that her husband is away with a bag of silver.

Proverbs 7:14-20

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