Lest you ponder her path of life—
Her ways are unstable;
You do not know them.

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She gives no thought to the way of life;
    her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.(A)

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26 Ponder the path of your (A)feet,
And let all your ways be established.

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26 Give careful thought to the[a] paths for your feet(A)
    and be steadfast in all your ways.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 4:26 Or Make level

11 You will show me the (A)path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

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11 You make known to me the path of life;(A)
    you will fill me with joy in your presence,(B)
    with eternal pleasures(C) at your right hand.(D)

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20 This is the way of an adulterous woman:
She eats and wipes her mouth,
And says, “I have done no wickedness.”

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20 “This is the way of an adulterous woman:
    She eats and wipes her mouth
    and says, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’(A)

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21 (A)For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord,
And He [a]ponders all his paths.

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  1. Proverbs 5:21 observes, lit. weighs

21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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59 I (A)thought about my ways,
And turned my feet to Your testimonies.

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59 I have considered my ways(A)
    and have turned my steps to your statutes.

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The coming of the lawless one is (A)according to the working of Satan, with all power, (B)signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among (C)those who perish, because they did not receive (D)the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(A) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(B) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(C) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(D)

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19 As righteousness leads to (A)life,
So he who pursues evil pursues it to his own (B)death.

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19 Truly the righteous attain life,(A)
    but whoever pursues evil finds death.(B)

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10 And there a woman met him,
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
11 (A)She was loud and rebellious,
(B)Her feet would not stay at home.
12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square,
Lurking at every corner.
13 So she caught him and kissed him;
With an [a]impudent face she said to him:
14 I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
15 So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
16 I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of (C)Egyptian linen.
17 I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For [b]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money [c]with him,
And will come home [d]on the appointed day.”

21 [e]With (D)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(E)With her flattering lips she [f]seduced him.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 7:13 shameless
  2. Proverbs 7:19 Lit. the man
  3. Proverbs 7:20 Lit. in his hand
  4. Proverbs 7:20 at the full moon
  5. Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
  6. Proverbs 7:21 compelled

10 Then 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;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
    at every corner she lurks.)(B)
13 She 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.
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(F)
    with myrrh,(G) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
    let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(H)
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.(I)

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The Wicked Man

12 A worthless person, a wicked man,
Walks with a perverse mouth;
13 (A)He winks with his eyes,
He [a]shuffles his feet,
He points with his fingers;

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 6:13 gives signals, lit. scrapes

12 A troublemaker and a villain,
    who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
13     who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,(B)

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