A Stroll Through Proverbs 7:24 - 7:27

Previous Verses: 13 “So she caught [trapped] him, and kissed him, and with an impudent [shameless] face said unto him, 14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face [stroked his ego], and I have found thee. 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works [coloured coverings], with fine linen of Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with [myrrh, aloes (used to prepare body for burial), and cinnamon [aphrodisiacs]. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love [brutish lust; “love from Hell” (Matthew Henry)] until the morning: let us solace [delight] ourselves with loves. 19 For the goodman [calling husband “the man”] is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home ^1{at the day appointed^}. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield [sin with her sexually], with the flattering of her lips she forced [seduced] him. 22 He goeth after her straightway [suddenly], as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks [chains]; 23 Till a dart [arrow] strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare [trap], and knoweth not that it is [would take] for his life.”

 

Proverbs 7:24 – 7:27

 

24 “Hearken [listen to, obey] unto me now therefore O ye children, and attend [pay attention] to the words of my mouth.

 

            Proverbs 4:1

 

25 Let not thine ^aheart decline [turn away] to her [adulteress] ways [course of life], go not astray in her paths.

 

            ^aProverbs 5:8

 

26 For she hath cast down [cause to fall] many wounded: yea, ^amany strong men have been slain [destroyed] by her.

 

            ^aNehemiah 13:26

 

27 Her house is the way to ^ahell [Sheol, place of no return, everlasting darkness], going down to the chambers of death [destruction].”

 

            ^aProverbs 2:18, 5:5, 9:18; 1 Corinthians 6:9,10, Hebrews 13:4, Revelation 22:15

A Stroll Through Proverbs 7:13 - 7:23

 Previous Verses: “6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement [a latticed window], 7 And beheld among the simple [foolish, seducible] ones, I discerned [understand] among the youths, a young man void [devoid] of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way [toward] to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot [prostitute], and subtil [crafty] of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now is shewithout, now in the streets, and lieth [lurking] in wait at every corner.)”

 

Proverbs 7:13-23

 

13 “So she caught [seized, trapped] him, and kissed him, and with an impudent [brazen, shameless] face said unto him,

            Proverbs 21:29

 

14 ^aI have peace offerings [Hebrew: peace offerings are upon me] with me; this day have I payed my vows.

^aLeviticus 7:11; Tidbit: adulteress pretended to be religious rebelled against the moral code of Almighty God (David Guzik, Study Guide for Proverbs, The Story of Seduction, Proverbs 7:13-18, BlueLetterBible.org).

 

15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face [stroked his ego], and I have found thee.

 

16 I have decked my bed with coverings of ^atapestry, with carved works [coloured coverings], with ^bfine linen of Egypt.

            ^aProverbs 31:22; ^bEzekiel 27:7, Isaiah 19:9; 

 

17 I have perfumed my bed with {¹⁽myrrh, aloes⁾, and cinnamon [aphrodisiacs]}.

            ¹myrrh and aloe was used to prepare the body for burial – Proverbs 7:23

 

18 Come, let us take our fill of love [misused terminology; brutish lust; “love from Hell” (Matthew Henry)] until the morning: let us solace [delight] ourselves with loves.

 

19 For the goodman [misrepresented the husband calling him “the man”] is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

 

20 He hath taken a ^abag of money with him, and will come home ^1{at the day appointed^}.

            ^aGenesis 42:35; ¹At the new or full moon

 

21 With ^aher much fair speech she caused him to yield [sin with her sexually], ^bwith the flattering of her lips she forced [seduced] him.

            ^aProverbs 5:3; ^bPsalm 12:2; Proverbs 6:24

 

22 He goeth after her straightway [suddenly], as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks [chains];

 

23 Till a dart [arrow] strike through his liver; ^aas a bird hasteth to the snare [trap], and knoweth not that it is [would take] for his life.”

            ^aEcclesiastes 9:12; Proverbs 6:26

A Stroll Through Proverbs 7:6-7:12

Previous Verses: Proverbs 7:1-7:5 “1 My son, keep [guard] my words, and lay [treasure] up my commandments [statutes] with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye [valuable]. 3 Bind [confine] them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart [inner man, soul]. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman [close friend]: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange [immoral] woman, from the stranger [seductress] which flattereth with her words.”

 

Proverbs 7:6 - 7:12

 

6 “^aFor at the window of my house I looked through my casement [a latticed window],

            ^aJudges 5:28

7 And beheld among the ¹{simple [foolish, seducible] ones}, I discerned [understand] among the youths, a young man ^bvoid [devoid] of understanding,

            ¹Ones with no purpose in life; ^bProverbs 1:22, 6:32, 9:4,16

8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way [toward] to her house,

            Proverb 7:12

9 In the ^ctwilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

            ^cJob 24:15

10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the ²{^dattire of an harlot [prostitute]}, and subtil [crafty] of heart.

            Genesis 38:14-15; ²Dressed to allure men; ^d1 Timothy 2:9

11 (She is loud and stubborn; ³{her ^efeet abide not in her house}:

            Proverbs 9:13; ³She is rebellious; ^e1 Timothy 5:13, Titus 2:5

12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth [lurking] in wait at every corner.)”

            Proverbs 23:28

A Stroll Through Proverbs 7:1-7:5

1 “My son, keep [to guard, give heed] my words, and ^alay [treasure] up my commandments [divine statutes and human law] with thee.

            ^aProverbs 2:1, 4:1, 6:20     

                                                         

2 Keep ^amy commandments [statutes], and live; and ^bmy law as the ¹{apple of thine eye}.

^aLeviticus 18:5, Proverbs 4:4, Isaiah 55:3; ^bDeuteronomy 32:10, Zechariah 2:8, Psalm 17:8; ¹Pupil of the eye (valuable to the owner of it)

3 Bind [confine] ^athem ¹{upon thy fingers}, write them upon the table of thine heart [inner man, soul].

            ^aDeuteronomy 6:8, 11:18, Proverbs 3:3, 6:21; ¹Sense of grasping; 

4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman [near kin, close friend]:

5 ^aThat they may keep thee from the strange [immoral] woman, from the stranger [seductress] which flattereth with her words.”

            ^aProverbs 2:16, 5:3, 6:24

Knowledge: The “kinswoman” and the “strange woman” further examples from “the theme in Proverbs of the conflict between Wisdom [prudence, intelligence] and Folly [foolishness].” (Henry Morris Study Bible, page 956)

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:27-6:35 “God’s Warning Against Adultery”

27 “Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

29 So he that ^a goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; whosoever toucheth her ^b shall not be innocent.

            ^a Ezekiel 18:6, 33:26; ^b Proverbs 16:5

^A{30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul [body] when he is hungry [starving];

31 But if he be found, ^a he shall restore sevenfold [seven times as much]; he shall give all the substance of his house.

            ^a Exodus 22:1-4

32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman ^a lacketh understanding [heart]: he that doeth it destroyeth ^b his own soul.

            ^a Proverbs 7:7, 22-23, 9:15-18; ^b Job 31:12, Hebrews 13:4

33 A wound and dishonor shall he get; and his reproach [disgrace] shall not be wiped away.

34 For ^a jealousy is ¹{the rage of a man}: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

            ^a Proverbs 11:4, 27:4; Song of Solomon 8:6; ¹ a husband’s fury

35 He will ¹ {not regard [Hebrew-accept the face of] any ransom [satisfaction]}; neither will he ² {rest content}, though thou givest many gifts.”}^A 

            ¹ accept no recompence; ² be appeased

^A Adultery’s sin, most importantly in God’s eyes, is worse than the crime of stealing (Henry Morris Study Bible, page 956)

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:20-6:26

20 “My ^a son, keep thy father's commandment [precepts, teachings], and forsake [abandon] not the law of thy mother [instruction]:

            ^a Ephesians 6:1

21 ^a Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.

            ^a Proverbs 3:3

22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, ^a it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

^a Proverbs 2:11, Proverbs 3:23

23 For the ^a commandment is a lamp; and the ^b law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

            ^a Proverbs 13:9, Psalm 19:8, 119:105, 2 Peter 1:19; ^b Proverbs 4:18

24 ^a To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the ¹{tongue of a strange woman}.

            ^a Proverbs 2:16, 5:3; ¹ seduction

25 Lust ^a not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take [allure] thee with her eyelids.

            ^a 2 Kings 9:30, Matthew 5:28

26 ¹ {For ^a by means of a whorish [harlot] woman} ² {a man is brought to a piece of bread}: ^b and ³ {the adulteress will hunt ^c for the precious life}.

            ¹ Through adultery, fornication; ^a Proverbs 5:9-10, 29:3; ² Only for another meal; ^b Genesis 39:14, ^c Ezekiel 13:8; ³ {does not care}

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:16-6:19 “What the LORD Hates”

16 “These six things doth the LORD [self-Existent One, The Almighty] hate: yea, seven are an abomination [disgust and hatred to Him] ¹ {unto him}.

            ¹ Hebrew = literally of his soul

17 ¹ {^a A proud look}, ^b a lying tongue, and hands ^c that shed innocent blood.

            ¹ Haughtiness, pride; ^a Psalm 101:5, Proverbs 21:4; ^b Psalm 120:2, Proverbs 22:12, Hosea 4:1; ^c Isaiah 1:15, Proverbs 1:16, 28:17

18 An ^a heart that ¹ {deviseth wicked imaginations}, ^b feet that be swift in running to mischief [evil],

            ^a Genesis 6:5; Mark 14:1; ¹ devises wicked plans; ^b Isaiah 59:7, Proverbs 1:16, 24;2, Romans 3:15

19 A ^a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord [strife, contention] among brethren.”

            ^a Psalm 27:12, Proverbs 6:14, 12:17, 19:5, 9

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:12-6:15

12 “A ¹{^a naughty person, a wicked man}, walketh with a ^b froward mouth.

            ¹ worthless, literally a man of Belial [the Devil]; ^a 1 Samuel 25:25, 30:22; ^b Proverbs 4:24

13 He ^a winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

            ^a Job 15:12, Psalm 35:19, Proverbs 10:10

14 Frowardness [perversity] is in his heart, he ^a deviseth mischief [evil towards others] continually; ^b he soweth discord [strife, contention].

            ^a Proverbs 2:14, 6:29, Micah 2:1; ^b Proverbs 6:19

15 Therefore shall his calamity [literally a crushing weight] come ^a suddenly; suddenly shall he be ^b broken [utterly destroyed]; ^c without remedy [healing, cure].”

            ^a Isaiah 30:13; ^b Jeremiah 19:11, Proverbs 29:1; ^c 2 Chronicles 36:16; Proverbs 24:22

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:6-6.11 “Laziness Yields Poverty”

6 “Go ^a to the ant [wise hard worker], thou sluggard [work hater]; consider her ways, and be wise:

            ^a Job 12:7-10; Proverbs 10:26, 13:4, 30:24-25

7 Which having no ^a guide [leader], overseer, or ruler,   

                                                                                           

            ^a Proverbs 30:27

8 Provideth [prepares] her meat [grain or bread] in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

            Proverbs 10:5

9 ^a How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

            ^a Proverbs 24:33-34

10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber a little folding of the hands to sleep:

            Proverbs 24:33

11 ^a So shall thy poverty come as one [a prowler] that travelleth, and thy want [need] as an armed man.”

            ^a Proverbs 10:4

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 6:1-6:5 “Biblical Warning About Assuming Another’s Debts”

1 “My son, ^a if thou {¹ be surety [collateral] for} thy friend [neighbour], if thou ^b hast {² stricken thy hand with} a stranger,

            ^a Proverbs 11:15, 17:18, 20:16, 22:26, 27:13; ¹ Accepted liability for the debt of; ^b Ezra 10:19; {² Given your guarantee for}

2 Thou art snared [trapped] with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.

3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend [neighbour]; go humble thyself, ¹and make sure thy friend}.

            ¹ Plead with, press your plea with

4 Give ^a not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

            ^a Psalm 132:4

5 Deliver thyself as a roe [gazelle, adult male deer] from the hand of the hunter, and as a ^a bird from the hand of the fowler [bait-layer, one who captures birds in traps].”

            ^a Psalm 91:3, 124:7

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 5:19-5:23

19 “Let her be as the loving hind [deer] and pleasant roe [young hart]; ^(a)let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and {⁽¹⁾be thou ravished [enraptured, captivated, delighted; literally intoxicated] always with her love}. 

                  ^(a)Song of Solomon 2:9,17, 4:5, 7:3; ⁽¹⁾Hebrew – “ever thou always in her love”}; Song of Solomon Chapter 4

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished [enraptured] with a ^(a)strange woman [adulteress, prostitute], and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

            ^(a)Proverbs 2:16, 5:3

21 ^(a)For ^(b)the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD [self-Existent One, Jehovah, Yahweh], and he [God] pondereth [observes] all his [man’s] goings.

            ^(a)Proverbs 15:3; ^(b)2 Chronicles 16:9, Job 14:16, 31:4, 34:21, Jeremiah 16:17, 32:19, Hosea 7:2, Psalm 119:168, Hebrews 4:13

22 ^(a)His ^(b)own iniquities shall take [entrap] the wicked himself, and he shall be holden [caught] with the cords of his sins.

            ^(a)Numbers 32:23, Psalm 9:5, Isaiah 3:11; ^(b)Psalm 9:15, 40:12

23 He ^(a)shall die without instruction [for lack of]; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.”

            ^(a)Job 4:21, 36:12, Proverbs 10:21

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 5:15-5:18 – “Joyful Marriage Union”

15 “^(a){⁽¹⁾Drink waters [refers to sexual intimacy] out of thine own cistern [wife]}, and running waters out of thine own well [wife].

            ^(a)Hebrews 13:4; ⁽¹⁾Picture of marriage faithfulness

16 ^(a){⁽¹⁾Let thy fountains [wife]} be dispersed abroad, and {⁽²⁾rivers [channels] of waters} in the streets.

            ⁽¹⁾”What is from a spring [wife]”; ⁽²⁾the children; ^(a)Proverbs 5:18

17 {⁽¹⁾Let them be only thine}, and not strangers’ [adultery, prostitute] with thee.

            ⁽¹⁾Within marriage’s privacy

18 Let thy fountain be blessed [to be caused to prosper by God]: and rejoice with ^(a)the wife of thy youth.”

            ^(a)Deuteronomy 24:5, Ecclesiastes 9:9, Malachi 2:14, Matthew 19:3-9, Genesis 2:24-25

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 5:7-5:14 – “Flee the Immoral Woman”

“7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children [sons and daughters], and ^(a)depart not from the words of my mouth.

            ^(a)Psalm 119:102

8 Remove [go far away] thy way far from her [immoral, pagan woman], and come not nigh [near] the door of her house:

9 Lest thou give thine honour [vigour] unto others, and thy years unto the cruel [cruel one]:

10 Lest strangers [aliens] be filled with thy wealth strength]; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger [foreigner];

11 And thou mourn [groan] at the last when thy flesh and thy body are consumed [wasted],

12 And say, How have I hated instruction [discipline, correction, chastening], and my heart despised reproof punishment, rebuke];

13 And have not obeyed the voice of ^(a)my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me!

            ^(a)Proverbs 1:8

14 I was ⁽¹⁾{almost in all evil} in the midst [middle, between] of the congregation and assembly.”

            ⁽¹⁾On the verge of total ruin

A Stroll Through Proverbs: Proverbs 5:1-5:2 & 5:3-5:6

Proverbs 5:1-5:2 

1 “^(a)My son, attend [give heed] unto my wisdom, and bow [incline, extend] thine ear to my understanding:

            ^(a)Proverbs 4:20

2 That thou mayest regard [preserve] discretion, and that thy lips may ^(a)keep [constantly preserve] knowledge.”

   ^(a)Malachi 2:7

Proverbs 5:3-5:6 - "Immorality Warning"

3 “^(a)For the lips of a strange [immoral, woman of folly (contrast to wisdom)] woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is ^(b)smoother than oil:

            ^(a)Proverbs 5:20, 7:5; ^(b)Psalm 55:2, Proverbs 12:16

4 ^(a)But {her end is ^(b)bitter} as wormwood, sharp ^(c)as a two-edged sword.

            ^(a)Psalm 57:4; {in the end she is bitter}; ^(b)Ecclesiastes 7:26; ^(c)Hebrews 4:12

5 Her feet go down ^(a)to death; ^(b)her steps take hold on hell [He Sheol].

            ^(a)Hebrews 13:4; ^(b)Proverbs 2:18, 7:27

6 ^(a)Lest thou shouldest ponder [reflect] the path of life [her life], her ways are moveable [unstable], that thou canst not know them.”

            ^(a)2 Peter 2:14