Proverbs 7:4-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Proverbs 7:4-5
Lexham English Bible
4 Say to wisdom,[a] “you are my sister,”
and you shall call insight,[b] “intimate friend.”[c]
5 In order to guard yourself from an adulteress,[d]
from the foreigner who makes her words smooth.[e]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 7:4 Hebrew “the wisdom”
- Proverbs 7:4 Hebrew “the insight”
- Proverbs 7:4 Literally “one who is known.” To “know” is often a euphemism for intercourse. Therefore “intimate friend” may also be read “lover.”
- Proverbs 7:5 Literally “a strange woman”
- Proverbs 7:5 Literally “causes to be smooth her words”
Proverbs 7:21
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(A)
Proverbs 7:21
Lexham English Bible
21 She persuades him with the greatness of her teachings;
with her smooth lips she compels him.
Proverbs 26:28
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
28 A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
Proverbs 26:28
Lexham English Bible
28 A tongue of deceit hates its victim,
and a flattering mouth makes ruin.
Proverbs 28:23
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
23 Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than one who flatters with the tongue.(A)
Proverbs 28:23
Lexham English Bible
23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
than he who flatters with the tongue.
Proverbs 29:5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Whoever flatters a neighbor
is spreading a net for the neighbor’s feet.
Proverbs 29:5
Lexham English Bible
5 A strong man who flatters his neighbor
is spreading a net for his feet.
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