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Proverbs 7:20-22
Easy-to-Read Version
Proverbs 7:20-22
Easy-to-Read Version
20 He took enough money for a long trip and won’t be home for two weeks.[a]”
21 This is what the woman said to tempt the young man, and her smooth words tricked him. 22 He followed her, like a bull being led to the slaughter. He was like a deer walking into a trap,
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- Proverbs 7:20 won’t be … weeks Literally, “will not come home until the full moon.” The fellowship offering (see verse 14) was usually at the time of the new moon, the first day of the Hebrew month, which was two weeks before the full moon.
Proverbs 7:20-22
New International Version
Proverbs 7:20-22
New International Version
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
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