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Proverbs 7
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 7
New American Standard Bible
The Lures of the Prostitute
7 My son, (A)keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you.
2 (B)Keep my commandments and live,
And my [a]teaching (C)as the [b]apple of your eye.
3 (D)Bind them on your fingers;
(E)Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your intimate friend,
5 So that they may keep you from an [c]adulteress,
From the foreigner who flatters with her words.
6 For (F)at the window of my house
I looked out (G)through my lattice,
7 And I saw among the (H)naive,
And discerned among the [d]youths
A young man (I)lacking [e]sense,
8 Passing through the street near (J)her corner;
And he walks along the way to (K)her house,
9 In the (L)twilight, in the [f]evening,
In the [g]middle of the night and the darkness.
10 And behold, a woman comes to meet him,
(M)Dressed as a prostitute and cunning of heart.
11 She is (N)boisterous and rebellious,
Her (O)feet do not remain at home;
12 She is now in the streets, now (P)in the public squares,
And (Q)lurks by every corner.
13 So she seizes him and kisses him,
[h]And with a (R)brazen face she says to him:
14 “[i]I was due to offer (S)peace offerings;
Today I have (T)paid my vows.
15 Therefore I have come out to meet you,
To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.
16 I have spread my couch with (U)coverings,
With colored (V)linens of Egypt.
17 I have sprinkled my bed
With (W)myrrh, aloes, and (X)cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning;
Let’s delight ourselves with caresses.
19 For [j]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey.
20 He has taken a (Y)bag of money [k]with him.
At the full moon he will come home.”
21 With her many persuasions she entices him;
With her [l](Z)flattering lips she seduces him.
22 Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as [m]one walks in ankle bracelets to the discipline of a fool,
23 Until an arrow pierces through his liver;
As a (AA)bird hurries to the snare,
So he does not know that it will cost him his life.
24 Now therefore, my sons, (AB)listen to me,
And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Do not let your heart (AC)turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths.
26 For many are the [n]victims she has brought to ruin,
And (AD)numerous are all those slaughtered by her.
27 Her (AE)house is the way to Sheol,
Descending to the chambers of death.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:2 Or law
- Proverbs 7:2 Lit pupil
- Proverbs 7:5 Lit strange woman
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit sons
- Proverbs 7:7 Lit heart
- Proverbs 7:9 Lit evening of the day
- Proverbs 7:9 Lit pupil (of the eye)
- Proverbs 7:13 Lit She makes bold her face and says
- Proverbs 7:14 Lit Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me
- Proverbs 7:19 Lit the man
- Proverbs 7:20 Lit in his hand
- Proverbs 7:21 Lit smooth
- Proverbs 7:22 Or as a stag goes into a trap; as in some ancient versions, Heb is uncertain
- Proverbs 7:26 Lit wounded
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
7 My son,(A) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(D)
6 At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(E)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight,(F) as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(G) and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)(H)
13 She took hold of him(I) and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:(J)
14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering(K) at home.
15 So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed(L)
with myrrh,(M) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(N)
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(O)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](P)
23 till an arrow pierces(Q) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(R)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Proverbios 7
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Proverbios 7
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Invitación de la mujer infiel
7 Querido jovencito,
ten presente lo que te digo
y obedece mis mandamientos.
2-3 Cúmplelos, y vivirás;
grábalos en tu mente,
nunca te olvides de ellos.
Cuida mis enseñanzas
como a tu propia vida.
4 Hazte hermano de la sabiduría;
hazte amigo del conocimiento,
5 y te librará de la mujer
que te engaña con sus palabras
y le es infiel a su esposo.
6 Un día en que yo estaba
mirando a través de la ventana,
7 vi entre los muchachos imprudentes
a uno más imprudente que otros.
8 Llegó a la esquina,
cruzó la calle,
y lentamente se dirigió
a la casa de esa mujer.
9 Ya había caído la noche.
El día llegaba a su fin.
10 En ese preciso instante
la mujer salió a su encuentro.
Iba vestida como una prostituta,
y no disimulaba sus intenciones.
11 Llamaba mucho la atención;
se veía que era una mujer
incapaz de quedarse en casa.
12 A esa clase de mujeres
se las ve andar por las calles,
o andar vagando por las plazas,
o detenerse en cada esquina
esperando a ver quién pasa.
13 Cuando la mujer vio al joven,
se le echó al cuello y lo besó,
y abiertamente le propuso:
14 «Puedo invitarte a comer
de la carne ofrecida a mis dioses.
Hoy les cumplí mis promesas,
y estoy en paz con ellos.
15 Por eso salí a tu encuentro;
te buscaba, ¡y ya te encontré!
16 Tengo tendida en la cama
una colcha muy fina y colorida.
17 Mi cama despide el aroma
de los perfumes más excitantes.
18 Ven conmigo;
hagamos el amor hasta mañana.
19 Mi esposo no está en casa,
pues ha salido de viaje.
20 Llenó de dinero sus bolsas,
y no volverá hasta mediados del mes».
21 Con tanta dulzura le habló,
que lo hizo caer en sus redes.
22 Y el joven se fue tras ella
como va el buey al matadero;
cayó en la trampa como un venado
23 cuando le clavan la flecha;
cayó como los pájaros,
que vuelan contra la red
sin saber que perderán la vida.
24 Querido jovencito: obedéceme;
pon atención a lo que te digo.
25 No pienses en esa mujer,
ni pierdas por ella la cabeza.
26 Por culpa suya muchos han muerto;
¡sus víctimas son ya demasiadas!
27 Todo el que entra en su casa
va derecho a la tumba.
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