Category Archives: 07

Traits Of The Prostitute 7:10-13

Traits Of The Prostitute
Proverbs 7:10-13

10
Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
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(She is unruly and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
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now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)
13
She took hold of him and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:

PCdc Commentary

Traits Of The Prostitute
She is unruly.
She is defiant.
She is never at home.
She lurks at every corner.
She takes hold of you.
She kisses you.
She has a brazen face.

A Youth Who Has No Sense 7:6-9

A Youth Who Has No Sense
Proverbs 7:6-9

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At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
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I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.
8
He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
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at twilight, as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.

PCdc Commentary

Avoid the prostitute, Senseless Youth.

Obviously you are not listening because
you are going down the street near her corner.
Walking along in the direction of her house.

Someone is in for a shocking surprise.

My Family vs The Adulteress 7:1-5

My Family vs The Adulteress
Proverbs 7:1-5

1
My son, keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2
Keep my commands and you will live;
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3
Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5
They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.

PCdc Commentary

Resist the seductive words of the adulteress
by embracing your sister, Wisdom
and your relative, Insight.