7Proverbs 7

1My child, remember what I say and never forget what I tell you to do.Select Proverbs 7:1

2Do what I say, and you will live. Be as careful to follow my teaching as you are to protect your eyes.Select Proverbs 7:2

3Keep my teaching with you all the time; write it on your heart.Select Proverbs 7:3

4Treat wisdom as your sister, and insight as your closest friend.Select Proverbs 7:4

5They will keep you away from other men's wives, from women with seductive words.Select Proverbs 7:5

The Immoral Woman

6Once I was looking out the window of my house,Select Proverbs 7:6

7and I saw many inexperienced young men, but noticed one foolish fellow in particular.Select Proverbs 7:7

8He was walking along the street near the corner where a certain woman lived. He was passing near her houseSelect Proverbs 7:8

9in the evening after it was dark.Select Proverbs 7:9

10And then she met him; she was dressed like a prostitute and was making plans.Select Proverbs 7:10

11She was a bold and shameless woman who always walked the streetsSelect Proverbs 7:11

12or stood waiting at a corner, sometimes in the streets, sometimes in the marketplace.Select Proverbs 7:12

13She threw her arms around the young man, kissed him, looked him straight in the eye, and said,Select Proverbs 7:13

14“I made my offerings today and have the meat from the sacrifices.Select Proverbs 7:14

15So I came out looking for you. I wanted to find you, and here you are!Select Proverbs 7:15

16I've covered my bed with sheets of colored linen from Egypt.Select Proverbs 7:16

17I've perfumed it with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.Select Proverbs 7:17

18Come on! Let's make love all night long. We'll be happy in each other's arms.Select Proverbs 7:18

19My husband isn't at home. He's on a long trip.Select Proverbs 7:19

20He took plenty of money with him and won't be back for two weeks.”Select Proverbs 7:20

21So she tempted him with her charms, and he gave in to her smooth talk.Select Proverbs 7:21

22Suddenly he was going with her like an ox on the way to be slaughtered, like a deer prancing into a trapSelect Proverbs 7:22

23where an arrow would pierce its heart. He was like a bird going into a net—he did not know that his life was in danger.Select Proverbs 7:23

24Now then, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to what I say.Select Proverbs 7:24

25Do not let such a woman win your heart; don't go wandering after her.Select Proverbs 7:25

26She has been the ruin of many men and caused the death of too many to count.Select Proverbs 7:26

27If you go to her house, you are on the way to the world of the dead. It is a shortcut to death.Select Proverbs 7:27