Proverbs 2:7-22
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7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright,
A (A)shield to those who walk in integrity,
8 To guard the paths of justice,
And He (B)keeps the way of His holy ones.
9 Then you will understand (C)righteousness and justice
And equity—every (D)good track.
10 For (E)wisdom will enter your heart
And (F)knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
11 Discretion will (G)keep you,
Discernment will guard you,
12 To (H)deliver you from the way of evil,
From the man who speaks (I)perverse things;
13 From those who (J)forsake the paths of uprightness
To walk in the (K)ways of darkness;
14 Who are (L)glad to do evil
And they rejoice in the perversity of evil;
15 Whose paths are (M)crooked,
And who are devious in their tracks;
16 To deliver you from the [a](N)strange woman,
From the [b](O)foreign woman who flatters with her words;
17 Who forsakes the close (P)companion of her youth
And forgets the (Q)covenant of her God;
18 For (R)her house [c]sinks down to death
And her tracks descend to the [d]dead;
19 All (S)who go to her will not return,
And they will not reach the (T)paths of life.
20 So that you will (U)walk in the way of good men
And keep to the (V)paths of the righteous.
21 For (W)the upright will dwell in the land
And (X)the blameless will remain in it;
22 But (Y)the wicked will be cut off from the land
And (Z)the treacherous will be (AA)torn away from it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 2:16 A forbidden woman, outside of the marriage covenant; an adulteress; parallel with foreign woman; so in Prov
- Proverbs 2:16 An unfamiliar woman, alien to the marriage covenant; parallel with strange woman
- Proverbs 2:18 Lit bows down
- Proverbs 2:18 Lit departed spirits
Proverbs 6:20-24
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Warning Against Adultery
20 (A)My son, observe the commandment of your father
And do not abandon the [a]law of your mother;
21 (B)Bind them continually on your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
22 When you (C)walk about, [b]they will lead you;
When you sleep, [c]they will keep watch over you;
And when you awake, [d]they will speak to you.
23 For (D)the commandment is a lamp and the [e]law is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life
24 To (E)keep you from the evil woman,
From the smooth tongue of the foreign woman.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:20 Or instruction
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:22 Lit she
- Proverbs 6:23 Or instruction
Proverbs 7:1-5
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The Adulteress’ Trap
7 My son, (A)keep my words
And treasure my commandments within you.
2 (B)Keep my commandments and live,
And my [a]law (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 In order to keep you from the strange woman,
From the foreign woman who [c]flatters with her words.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:2 Or instruction
- Proverbs 7:2 Lit pupil
- Proverbs 7:5 Lit is smooth
Proverbs 10:19
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19 When there are (A)many words, transgression is unavoidable,
But (B)he who holds back his lips has insight.
Proverbs 14:3
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3 In the mouth of the ignorant fool is a rod of lofty pride,
But (A)the lips of the wise will keep them.
Proverbs 18:10
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10 The (A)name of Yahweh is a (B)strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is (C)set securely on high.
Proverbs 21:23
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23 He who (A)keeps his mouth and his tongue,
Keeps his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 22:5
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5 (A)Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked;
He who keeps his soul will be far from them.
Proverbs 22:24-25
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24 Do not befriend a man of anger;
And do not come along with a man of (A)great wrath,
25 Lest you (B)learn his ways
And take on a snare against your soul.
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