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Proverbs 7
International Standard Version
Proverbs 7
International Standard Version
On Avoiding the Immoral Woman
7 My son, guard what I say
and treasure my commands.
2 Keep my commands and you’ll live.
Guard[a] my teaching as you do your eyesight.
3 Strap them to your fingers
and engrave them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You’re my sister!”
and call understanding your close relative,
5 so they can keep you from an adulterous woman,
from the immoral woman with her seductive words.
A Father’s Warning
6 For from a window in my house
I peered through the lattice work,
7 and I noticed among the naïve—
that is, I discerned among the youths—
a senseless young man.
8 Proceeding down the street near her corner,
he makes his way toward her house
9 at twilight, during the evening,
even during the darkest part of the night.
10 Look! A woman makes her way to meet him,
dressed as a prostitute
and intending to entrap him.
11 She is brazen and defiant—
her feet don’t remain at home.
12 Now she is in the street, now in the plazas,
she lurks near every corner.
13 So she grabs hold of him and kisses him,
with a brazen face she speaks to him,
14 “I have given[b] my peace offerings,
and today I fulfilled my vows.
15 Therefore, I’ve come out to meet you,
I’ve looked just for you,
and I found you!
16 I’ve decorated my bed with new coverings—
embroidered linen from Egypt.
17 I’ve perfumed my bed
with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s make love until dawn;
let’s comfort ourselves with love,
19 because my husband isn’t home.
He left on a long trip.
20 He took a fist full of cash
and he’ll return home in a month.”
21 She leads him astray with great persuasion;
with flattering lips she seduces him.
22 All of a sudden he follows her
like an ox fit for slaughter
or like a fool fit for a trap[c]
23 until an arrow pierces his liver.
As a bird darts into a snare,
he doesn’t realize his fatal decision.[d]
24 So listen to me, my sons,
and pay attention to what I have to say.
25 Don’t be led astray by her lifestyle,[e]
and don’t imitate her behavior.[f]
26 For many are the victims whom she has conquered,
and many are her slain.
27 Her house leads to Sheol,[g]
descending to death’s catacombs.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:2 The Heb. lacks Guard
- Proverbs 7:14 The Heb. lacks given
- Proverbs 7:22 So MT; LXX reads a dog fit for chains
- Proverbs 7:23 Lit. realize it is his life
- Proverbs 7:25 Lit. ways
- Proverbs 7:25 Lit. paths
- Proverbs 7:27 I.e. the realm of the dead
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
7 My son,(A) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(D)
6 At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(E)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight,(F) as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(G) and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)(H)
13 She took hold of him(I) and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:(J)
14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering(K) 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(L)
with myrrh,(M) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(N)
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.(O)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](P)
23 till an arrow pierces(Q) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(R)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Ordspråksboken 7
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Ordspråksboken 7
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Vishet beskyddar från omoral
7 Följ mitt råd, min son! Glöm under inga omständigheter bort det och håll dig till det.
2 Lyd mig, så får du leva! Skydda mina ord som dina dyrbaraste tillhörigheter.
3 Tänk på dem och bevara dem också i ditt innersta.
4 Älska visheten som en fästmö. Gör henne till en kär medlem i familjen.
5 Det ska hålla dig borta från andra kvinnor som försöker att få dig att lyssna till deras förföriska ord.
6 En gång tittade jag ut genom fönstret i mitt hus
7 och bland de unga männen såg jag särskilt en, som fullständigt saknade förstånd.
8-9 Vid skymningen gick han längs gatan och kom till en prostituerads hus.
10 Hennes klädsel var utmanande, och hon var säker på att nå sina syften.
11-12 Hennes förslag var fräcka och skamlösa. Man ser henne nästan varje dag på gatorna och torgen, där hon står i gathörnen och försöker övertala männen att bli hennes älskare.
13 Hon lade armarna om honom, kysste honom och sa med ett inställsamt ögonkast:
14 Idag har jag gett Gud ett tackoffer, och det finns kött över.
15 Därför har jag gått ut för att leta efter dig, och äntligen har jag hittat dig.
16-17 Min säng är bäddad med sköna lakan av färgat linne från Egypten, och de doftar av myrra, aloe och kanel.
18 Kom, så älskar vi hela natten!
19 Min man är på resa och är inte hemma.
20 Han tog mycket pengar med sig, och han kommer inte tillbaka än på ett tag.
21 Hon förförde honom alltså med sitt smickrande prat tills han gav efter. Han kunde inte motstå henne.
22 Han följde efter henne, som en oxe som går för att slaktas. Han var som en hjort som fastnat i en fälla
23 och väntar på att dödas av en pil genom hjärtat. Han var som en fågel som fastnat i ett nät, utan att veta vilket öde som väntar.
24 Lyssna till mina varningar, ni unga män, och lyssna inte bara, utan lyd också!
25 Ge inte efter för era begär! Låt er inte förföras av sådana kvinnor. Gå inte nära dem! Håll er borta från dem.
26 De har nämligen fått många män på fall, och antalet som fallit offer för dem är för stort för att kunna räknas.
27 Deras hus står vid avgrundens brant, och alla som hittar dit drar de med sig i döden.
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