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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 7
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Proverbs 7:1
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My son, obey my words, and treasure my commands.(a)
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Proverbs 7:2
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Keep my commands and live;(b) protect my teachings as the pupil of your eye.(c)
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Proverbs 7:3
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Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.(d)
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Proverbs 7:4
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Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"(e) and call understanding your relative.
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Proverbs 7:5
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She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a stranger with her flattering talk.(f)
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Proverbs 7:6
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At the window of my house I looked through my lattice.(g)
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Proverbs 7:7
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I saw among the inexperienced,[a] I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking sense.
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Proverbs 7:8
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Crossing the street near her corner, he strolled down the road to her house
Proverbs 7:9
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at twilight, in the evening, in the dark of the night.(h)
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Proverbs 7:10
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A woman came to meet him dressed like a prostitute,(i) having a hidden agenda.[b]
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Proverbs 7:11
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She is loud and defiant;(j) her feet do not stay at home.(k)
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Proverbs 7:12
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Now in the street, now in the squares,(l) she lurks at every corner.(m)
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Proverbs 7:13
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She grabs him and kisses him; she brazenly says[c] to him,
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Proverbs 7:14
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"I've made fellowship offerings;[d] today I've fulfilled my vows.(n)
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Proverbs 7:15
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So I came out to meet you, to search for you, and I've found you.
Proverbs 7:16
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I've spread coverings on my bed(o)— richly colored linen from Egypt.(p)
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Proverbs 7:17
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I've perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.(q)
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Proverbs 7:18
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Come, let's drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.(r) Let's feast on each other's love!
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Proverbs 7:19
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My husband isn't home; he went on a long journey.
Proverbs 7:20
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He took a bag of money with him and will come home at the time of the full moon."
Proverbs 7:21
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She seduces him with her persistent pleading; she lures with her flattering[e] talk.
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Proverbs 7:22
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He follows her impulsively like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding toward a trap[f]
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Proverbs 7:23
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until an arrow pierces its[g] liver,(s) like a bird darting into a snare(t)— he doesn't know it will cost him his life.
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Proverbs 7:24
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Now, my sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:25
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Don't let your heart turn aside to her ways; don't stray onto her paths.(u)
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Proverbs 7:26
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For she has brought many down to death; her victims are countless.[h]
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Proverbs 7:27
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Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.(v)
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