Proverbs 7
Overview
7:1 Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom;
7:6 In an example of his own experience, he shews,
7:10 the cunning of a harlot;
7:22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton;
7:24 He dehorteth from such wickedness. Verse 1 My son Proverbs 1:8, 3:1 keep Luke 8:15, 11:28; John 14:23, 15:20; Revelation 1:3, 22:9 lay Proverbs 2:1-7, 10:14; Deuteronomy 11:28; Job 22:22 Reciprocal Genesis 49:2 - hearken; Deuteronomy 4:9 - lest they; Psalm 90:12 - that; Proverbs 4:20 - General; 6:20 - General; John 5:38 - ye have; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as; Habakkuk 2:1 - the more Verse 2 Keep Proverbs 4:13; Leviticus 18:5; Isaiah 55:3; John 12:49, 12:50, 14:21, 15:14; 1 John 2:3, 2:4; 5:1-3; Revelation 22:14 as theAs the pupil of the eye, the hole or the opening of the uveous coat, or iris, through which the rays of light pass, and falling upon the retina, there depict every object in its natural colour, as upon a piece of white paper. Now the pupil of the eye being essentially necessary to sight, and easily injured, it is not only, in common with the other parts, deeply entrenched in the skull, ramparted with the forehead and cheek bones, defended by the eyebrows, eyelids, and eyelashes, and placed so as to be best protected by the hands, but, by a wonderful mechanism, is contracted or dilated by the muscular power of the iris, without which an excess of light would cause instant blindness. Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalm 17:8; Zechariah 2:8 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 11:18 - ye lay up; Proverbs 4:4 - keep; John 5:38 - ye have; Habakkuk 2:1 - the more Verse 3 Proverbs 3:3, 6:21; Deuteronomy 6:8, 6:9, 11:18-20; Isaiah 30:8; Jeremiah 17:1, 31:33; 2 Corinthians 3:3 Reciprocal Deuteronomy 6:6 - shall be Verse 4 Say Proverbs 2:2-4, 4:6-8 Thou Job 17:14; Song of Songs 8:1; Matthew 12:49, 12:50; Luke 11:27, 11:28 Reciprocal Proverbs 1:2 - General; 4:1 - attend; 6:21 - General Verse 5 Proverbs 2:16, 5:3, 6:24 Reciprocal Genesis 39:8 - refused; 39:10 - as she spake; 1 Kings 11:1 - loved; Proverbs 5:20 - with; 7:21 - With her; 20:16 - a strange; 22:14 - mouth; 26:28 - a flattering; 29:5 - that; 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee; James 3:6 - a world Verse 6 at the Genesis 26:8; 2 Samuel 6:16 casementEshnav, rather a lattice, so called from the Arabic shanaba, " to be cool," because of its use in keeping the apartments cool.
Verse 7 the simple Proverbs 1:4, 1:22, 1:32, 8:5, 14:15, 14:18, 19:25, 22:3, 27:12; Psalm 19:7, 119:130; Romans 16:18, 16:19 the youthsHeb. the sonsvoid Proverbs 6:32, 9:4, 9:16, 10:13, 12:11, 19:2, 24:30; Jeremiah 4:22; Matthew 15:16 Reciprocal Genesis 34:7 - wrought; 2 Samuel 13:12 - folly; Psalm 107:17 - Fools; 119:9 - shall Verse 8 Proverbs 4:14, 4:15, 5:8; Judges 16:1; 2 Samuel 11:2, 11:3; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:22; Jude 1:23
Verse 9 the twilight Genesis 39:11; Job 24:13-15; Romans 13:12-14; Ephesians 5:11 eveningHeb. evening of the day, Exodus 12:6 *marg.Reciprocal Job 24:15 - eye Verse 10 the attire Genesis 38:14, 38:15; 2 Kings 9:22, 9:30; Isaiah 3:16-24, 23:16; Jeremiah 4:30; 1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:3-5 subtle Genesis 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:2, 11:3 Reciprocal Leviticus 15:20 - General; Job 24:15 - eye; Proverbs 5:6 - her; 9:14 - she; 11:22 - is without; 20:16 - a strange; Ezekiel 23:40 - and deckedst Verse 11 loud Proverbs 9:13, 25:24, 27:14, 27:15, 31:10-31 her feet Genesis 18:9; 1 Timothy 5:13, 5:14; Titus 2:5 Reciprocal Jeremiah 3:2 - In the; Ezekiel 16:30 - the work Verse 12 Proverbs 9:14, 23:28; Jeremiah 2:20, 2:33, 2:36, 3:2; Ezekiel 16:24, 16:25, 16:31; Revelation 18:3, 18:23 Reciprocal Genesis 38:14 - and sat Verse 13 she Genesis 39:7, 39:12; Numbers 25:1, 25:6-8, 31:16; Ezekiel 16:33; Revelation 2:20 with an impudent face saidHeb. she strengthened her face and said, Isaiah 50:7; Ezekiel 2:4, 2:6, 3:7-9 Reciprocal Genesis 39:10 - as she spake; Deuteronomy 28:50 - of fierce countenance; Proverbs 6:35 - regard; 9:15 - General; 30:20 - General Verse 14 I have peace offerings with meHeb. Peace-offerings are upon me, Proverbs 15:8, 17:1, 21:27; Leviticus 7:15; Deuteronomy 12:6, 12:7 this 2 Samuel 15:7-9; 1 Kings 21:9, 21:10; John 18:28 Reciprocal Leviticus 3:1 - a sacrifice; 22:21 - to accomplish; Numbers 7:23 - General; Jeremiah 7:10 - come; James 5:5 - as in Verse 15 Reciprocal Jeremiah 7:10 - come Verse 16 decked Song of Songs 1:16, 3:7-10; Revelation 2:22 fine 1 Kings 10:28; Isaiah 19:9; Ezekiel 27:7 Reciprocal Proverbs 31:22 - coverings; Ezekiel 23:41 - stately Verse 17 perfumed Song of Songs 3:6; Isaiah 57:7-9 with Psalm 45:8; Song of Songs 4:13, 4:14 Reciprocal Exodus 30:23 - thee principal; Esther 2:12 - six months; Proverbs 27:9 - Ointment; Isaiah 3:24 - instead; 57:9 - perfumes; Ezekiel 23:41 - stately; Revelation 18:13 - cinnamon Verse 18 Reciprocal Exodus 20:14 - General; Numbers 5:13 - General; Proverbs 9:17 - eaten in secret Verse 19 the goodman Matthew 20:11, 24:43; Luke 12:39 he Matthew 24:48; Mark 13:34-36; Luke 12:45, 12:46 Reciprocal Numbers 5:13 - General; Psalm 50:18 - hast been partaker Verse 20 with himHeb. in his handthe day appointedor, the new moon, 2 Chronicles 2:4
Verse 21 With her Proverbs 7:5, 5:3; Judges 16:15-17; Psalm 12:2 forced 1 Samuel 28:23; 2 Kings 4:8; Luke 14:23, 24:29; Acts 16:15; 2 Corinthians 5:14 Reciprocal Judges 14:17 - she lay; 16:5 - Entice; 16:6 - General; 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah; Nehemiah 6:4 - four times; Job 31:9 - If mine; Proverbs 1:10 - General; 2:16 - flattereth; 26:28 - a flattering; 29:5 - that; Ecclesiastes 7:26 - I find; Ezekiel 16:30 - the work; 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not; James 3:6 - a world Verse 22 straightwayHeb. suddenlyas an Acts 14:13 as aDr. Grey, making a slight alteration in the text, renders, "as a dog to the chain, and as a deer, till a dart strike through his liver;" and Dr. Hunt, "Or as a hart boundeth into the toils, till a dart strike through his liver." The LXX, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, concur in this interpretation. The circumstance of the dart, as applied to the deer, is beautiful and proper, which otherwise we are at a loss to dispose of; and this creature, of all others, was the most proper to be noticed on this occasion; for the usual representation which the Egyptians made of a man overthrown by flattery and fair speeches was the picture of a heart captivated and ensnared by the sound of music.the correction Job 13:27; Jeremiah 20:2; Acts 16:24 Reciprocal Esther 5:12 - to morrow; Psalm 107:17 - Fools; Proverbs 2:18 - General; 5:4 - her; 6:32 - destroyeth; 10:13 - a rod; 11:19 - he; 13:20 - but; 14:16 - the fool; 19:29 - and; 22:3 - the simple; 23:28 - as for a prey; Ecclesiastes 9:12 - as the fishes; Jeremiah 11:19 - I was Verse 23 a dart Numbers 25:8, 25:9 as a bird Proverbs 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:12 knoweth Proverbs 9:18 Reciprocal Exodus 13:9 - a sign; Esther 5:12 - to morrow; Job 20:24 - strike him; Psalm 91:3 - snare; Proverbs 5:4 - her; 5:11 - thou; 6:32 - destroyeth; 11:19 - he; 13:20 - but; 22:3 - the simple; 26:18 - arrows; Isaiah 55:2 - Hearken Verse 24 O Proverbs 4:1, 5:7, 8:32, 8:33; 1 Corinthians 4:14, 4:15; Galatians 4:19; 1 John 2:1 Reciprocal Genesis 49:2 - hearken; Psalm 34:11 - Come; Isaiah 48:12 - Hearken; Mark 4:3 - Hearken; 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as; James 2:5 - Hearken Verse 25 thine Proverbs 4:14, 4:15, 5:8, 6:25, 23:31-33; Matthew 5:28 go Proverbs 5:23; Psalm 119:176; Isaiah 53:6 Reciprocal Genesis 39:8 - refused; Proverbs 9:15 - General; Jeremiah 18:17 - the day; Malachi 2:15 - take Verse 26 Proverbs 6:33; Judges 16:21; 2 Samuel 3:6-8, 3:27, 12:9-11; 1 Kings 11:1, 11:2; Nehemiah 13:26; 1 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21; 1 Peter 2:11 Reciprocal Judges 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; Proverbs 21:16 - remain; 31:3 - strength; Jeremiah 18:17 - the day Verse 27 Proverbs 2:18, 2:19, 5:5, 9:18; Ecclesiastes 7:26 Reciprocal Judges 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; Proverbs 13:20 - but; 15:24 - that; 21:16 - remain; 31:3 - strength; Matthew 7:13 - that; Luke 16:23 - in hell