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Proverbs 7:18-22
New King James Version
Proverbs 7:18-22
New King James Version
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For [a]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money [b]with him,
And will come home [c]on the appointed day.”
21 [d]With (A)her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
(B)With her flattering lips she [e]seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [f]as a fool to the correction of the [g]stocks,
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:19 Lit. the man
- Proverbs 7:20 Lit. in his hand
- Proverbs 7:20 at the full moon
- Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
- Proverbs 7:21 compelled
- Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
- Proverbs 7:22 shackles
Proverbs 7:18-22
New International Version
Proverbs 7:18-22
New International Version
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(A)
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.”
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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