Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
My son, keep my words and
treasure
my commandments within you.
My son, keep my words .
Lay
up
my commandments within you.
Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings
as the apple of your eye.
Keep my commandments and live; Guard my teaching
as the apple of your eye.
Tie
them to
your fingers ;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Bind
them on
your fingers .
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say
to
wisdom, “
You are my sister ,”
and
call understanding your kinsman
,
Tell
wisdom, "
You are my sister ."
Call understanding your relative
,
that they may keep you from the adulteress
, from the stranger
with seductive
words.
That they may keep you from the strange
woman
, From the foreigner
who
flatters
with her
words.
For at the window of my house I looked through the
lattice.
For at the window of my house ,
I looked out
through my
lattice.
I saw among the simple ,
I noticed
among the youths ,
a young man lacking
judgment
,
I saw among the simple ones.
I discerned
among the youths a young man void
of
understanding
,
crossing
the street near her corner, strolling
down
the road
to her house,
Passing
through
the street near her corner, He
went
the way
to her house,
at
twilight, as
the day was
fading
into
the dark
of the night.
In
the
twilight, in
the evening
of
the
day ,
In
the middle
of the night and
in
the
darkness
.
Then
a woman came
out
to
meet
him ,
with the attire of a harlot
and cunning
of
heart
.
Behold,
there
a woman met
him with the attire of a prostitute,
And with
crafty
intent
.
She is loud and defiant ;
her feet do
not
remain
at
home
.
She is loud and defiant .
Her feet don't
stay
in
her
house
.
Now in the street
, now in the squares, she
lurks
at every corner.
Now she
is
in the streets
, now in the squares, And
lurking
at every corner.
She seizes
him and kisses
him ;
she brazenly
says
to him:
So
she caught
him ,
and kissed
him .
With
an
impudent
face
she said
to him:
“I
have
made
my
peace offerings ;
today
I have paid my vows.
"Sacrifices
of
peace -
offerings are
with
me.
This
day
I have paid my vows.
So
I came out to meet you ;
I
sought
you
, and I have found you.
Therefore
I came out to meet you, To
diligently
seek
your
face,
And I have found you.
I have decked
my bed
with coverings
, with colored
linen
from
Egypt.
I have spread
my couch
with carpets
of
tapestry
, With striped
cloths
of
the
yarn
of
Egypt.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with
aloes, and with
cinnamon.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Come, let
us
take our fill of love
till
morning. Let
us
delight
in
loving caresses!
Come, let's
take our fill of loving
until
the
morning. Let's
solace
ourselves
with
loving .
For my husband is
not
at home ;
he has gone on a long journey.
For my husband isn't
at home .
He has gone on a long journey.
He took
with
him
a bag of money and
will not
return
till
the moon
is
full. ”
He has
taken
a bag of money with
him.
He
will come
home
at
the full moon
. "
With her
great
persuasion
she entices
him ;
with her
flattering lips she lures
him.
With persuasive
words,
she led
him astray.
With the
flattering of
her
lips ,
she seduced
him.
He follows
her on
impulse
, like
an ox going
to the slaughter, like
a deer
bounding
into a trap,
He followed
her immediately
, As
an ox goes
to the slaughter, As
a fool
stepping
into a noose.
until an arrow pierces
his liver, like
a bird darting
into
a
snare —
not
knowing
it will cost him
his life.
Until an arrow strikes
through
his liver, As
a bird hurries
to
the
snare ,
And
doesn't
know
that
it will cost his life.
Now, my
sons, listen to me ,
and
attend
to the words of my mouth.
Now therefore
, sons, listen to me .
Pay
attention
to the words of my mouth.
Do
not
let your heart turn aside
to her ways ;
do
not
stray
into
her paths .
Don't
let your heart turn to her ways .
Don't
go
astray
in
her paths ,
For she has brought
many
down to
death;
her slain are many
in
number
.
For she has thrown
down many
wounded.
Yes,
all
her slain are a
mighty
host
.
Her house is the road
to Sheol, descending
to the chambers of death.
Her house is the way
to Sheol, Going
down
to the chambers of death.
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