Proverbs 7 — Side by side (BBE, WEB, ASV)

1My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

1My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

2Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

2Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

3Let them be fixed to your fingers, and recorded in your heart.

3Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

4Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend:

4Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understandingthy kinswoman:

5So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.

5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.

6Looking out from my house, and watching through the window,

6For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

6 For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;

7I saw among the young men one without sense,

7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

8Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,

8Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,

9At nightfall, in the evening of the day, in the black dark of the night.

9In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.

10And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;

10And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

11She is full of noise and uncontrolled; her feet keep not in her house.

11(She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:

12Now she is in the street, now in the open spaces, waiting at every turning of the road.

12Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)

13So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:

13So she caught him, and kissed him, Andwith an impudent face she said unto him:

14I have a feast of peace-offerings, for today my oaths have been effected.

14Sacrifices of peace-offerings are with me; This day have I paid my vows.

15So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.

15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

16My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;

16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

17I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.

17I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.

18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.

19For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

19For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:

20He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.

20He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.

21With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.

21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

22The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

22He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or asone infetters to the correction of the fool;

23Like a bird falling into a net; with no thought that his life is in danger, till an arrow goes into his side.

23Till an arrow strike through his liver; As a bird hasteth to the snare, And knoweth not that it is for his life.

24So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

24Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

24 Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

25Let not your heart be turned to her ways, do not go wandering in her footsteps.

25Let not thy heart decline to her ways; Go not astray in her paths.

26For those wounded and made low by her are great in number; and all those who have come to their death through her are a great army.

26For she hath cast down many wounded: Yea, all her slain are a mighty host.

27Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.

27Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.