Proverbs
Chapter 7
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1 My son,1121 keep8104 my words,561 and lay6845 up my commandments4687 with you.
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2 Keep8104 my commandments,4687 and live;2421 and my law8451 as the apple380 of your eye.5869
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3 Bind7194 them on your fingers,676 write3789 them on the table3871 of your heart.3820
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4 Say559 to wisdom,2451 You are my sister;269 and call7121 understanding998 your kinswoman:4129
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5 That they may keep8104 you from the strange2114 woman,802 from the stranger5237 which flatters2505 with her words.561
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6 For at the window2474 of my house1004 I looked8259 through my casement,822
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7 And beheld7200 among the simple6612 ones, I discerned995 among the youths,1121 a young5288 man void2638 of understanding,3820
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8 Passing5674 through the street7784 near681 her corner;6438 and he went6805 the way1870 to her house,1004
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9 In the twilight,5399 in the evening,6153 in the black380 and dark653 night:3915
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10 And, behold,2009 there met7125 him a woman802 with the attire7897 of an harlot,2181 and subtle5341 of heart.3820
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11 (She is loud1993 and stubborn;5637 her feet7272 abide7931 not in her house:1004
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12 Now6471 is she without,2351 now6471 in the streets,7339 and lies in wait693 at681 every3605 corner.6438)
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13 So she caught2388 him, and kissed5401 him, and with an impudent5810 face6440 said559 to him,
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14 I have peace8002 offerings with me; this day3117 have I paid7999 my vows.5088
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15 Therefore5921 3651 came3318 I forth3318 to meet7125 you, diligently7836 to seek7836 your face,6440 and I have found4672 you.
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16 I have decked7234 my bed6210 with coverings4765 of tapestry, with carved2405 works, with fine linen948 of Egypt.4714
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17 I have perfumed5130 my bed4904 with myrrh,4753 aloes,174 and cinnamon.7076
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18 Come,3212 let us take our fill7301 of love1730 until5704 the morning:1242 let us solace5965 ourselves with loves.159
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19 For the manager376 is not at home,1004 he is gone1980 a long7350 journey:1870
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20 He has taken3947 a bag6872 of money3701 with him, and will come935 home1004 at the day3117 appointed.3677
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21 With her much7230 fair3948 speech3948 she caused him to yield,5186 with the flattering2506 of her lips8193 she forced5080 him.
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22 He goes1980 after310 her straightway,6597 as an ox7794 goes935 to the slaughter,2874 or as a fool191 to the correction4148 of the stocks;5914
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23 Till5704 a dart2671 strike6398 through his liver;3516 as a bird6833 hastens4116 to the snare,6341 and knows3045 not that it is for his life.5315
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24 Listen8085 to me now6258 therefore, O you children,1121 and attend7181 to the words561 of my mouth.6310
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25 Let not your heart3820 decline7847 to her ways,1870 go8582 not astray8582 in her paths.5410
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26 For she has cast5307 down many7227 wounded:2491 yes, many3605 strong6099 men have been slain2026 by her.
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27 Her house1004 is the way1870 to hell,7585 going3381 down3381 to the chambers2315 of death.4194
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