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Proverbs 7:24-26
New English Translation
Proverbs 7:24-26
New English Translation
24 So now, sons,[a] listen to me,
and pay attention to the words I speak.[b]
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways—
do not wander into her pathways;
26 for she has brought down[c] many fatally wounded,
and all those she has slain are many.[d]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:24 tn The literal translation “sons” works well here in view of the warning. Cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV “children.”
- Proverbs 7:24 tn Heb “the words of my mouth.”
- Proverbs 7:26 tn Heb “she has caused to fall.”
- Proverbs 7:26 tn Heb “numerous” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT) or “countless.”
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