Warnings about the Adulteress 1 RV My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. BSB BSB: My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
2 RV Keep my commandments and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. BSB BSB: Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 RV Bind them upon thy fingers; write them upon the table of thine heart. BSB BSB: Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 RV Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: BSB BSB: Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 RV That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. BSB BSB: that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words.
6 RV For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; BSB BSB: For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice.
7 RV And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, BSB BSB: I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
8 RV Passing through the street near her corner, and he went the way to her house; BSB BSB: crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
9 RV In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness. BSB BSB: at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.
10 RV And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and wily of heart. BSB BSB: Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
11 RV She is clamorous, and wilful; her feet abide not in her house: BSB BSB: She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
12 RV Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lieth in wait at every corner. BSB BSB: Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
13 RV So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him: BSB BSB: She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
14 RV Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me; this day have I paid my vows. BSB BSB: “I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
15 RV Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. BSB BSB: So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16 RV I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. BSB BSB: I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
17 RV I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. BSB BSB: I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18 RV Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves. BSB BSB: Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19 RV For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: BSB BSB: For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
20 RV He hath taken a bag of money with him; he will come home at the full moon. BSB BSB: He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”
21 RV With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forceth him away. BSB BSB: With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.
22 RV He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as fetters to the correction of the fool; BSB BSB: He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
23 RV Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. BSB BSB: until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
24 RV Now therefore, my sons, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. BSB BSB: Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 RV Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. BSB BSB: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths.
26 RV For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, all her slain are a mighty host. BSB BSB: For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
27 RV Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. BSB BSB: Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.
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