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