Proverbs 7:20-22

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²⁰He took enough money for a long trip and won’t be home for two weeks.^[a]”

²¹This is what the woman said to tempt the young man, and her smooth words tricked him. ²²He followed her, like a bull being led to the slaughter. He was like a deer walking into a trap,

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Footnotes

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.