Proverbs 7:10-21

English Standard Version

¹⁰And behold, the woman meets him,
    ^(A)dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.^[a]
¹¹She is ^(B)loud and ^(C)wayward;
    ^(D)her feet do not stay at home;
¹²now in the street, now in the market,
    and ^(E)at every corner she ^(F)lies in wait.
¹³She seizes him and kisses him,
    and with ^(G)bold face she says to him,
¹⁴“I had to ^(H)offer sacrifices,^[b]
    and today I have ^(I)paid my vows;
¹⁵so now I have come out to meet you,
    to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
¹⁶I have spread my couch with ^(J)coverings,
    colored linens from ^(K)Egyptian linen;
¹⁷I have perfumed my bed with ^(L)myrrh,
    aloes, and ^(M)cinnamon.
¹⁸Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
    let us delight ourselves with love.
¹⁹For ^(N)my husband is not at home;
    he has gone on a long journey;
²⁰he took a bag of money with him;
    at full moon he will come home.”

²¹With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with ^(O)her smooth talk she compels him.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 7:10 Hebrew guarded in heart
Proverbs 7:14 Hebrew peace offerings

Proverbs 7:10-21

New International Version

¹⁰Then out came a woman to meet him,
    dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
¹¹(She is unruly^(A) and defiant,
    her feet never stay at home;
¹²now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)^(B)
¹³She took hold of him^(C) and kissed him
    and with a brazen face she said:^(D)

¹⁴“Today I fulfilled my vows,
    and I have food from my fellowship offering^(E) at home.
¹⁵So I came out to meet you;
    I looked for you and have found you!
¹⁶I have covered my bed
    with colored linens from Egypt.
¹⁷I have perfumed my bed^(F)
    with myrrh,^(G) aloes and cinnamon.
¹⁸Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!^(H)
¹⁹My husband is not at home;
    he has gone on a long journey.
²⁰He took his purse filled with money
    and will not be home till full moon.”