📖 Proverbs — Chapter 7 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Proverbs 7:1 RMy son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
Proverbs 7:2 RKeep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
Proverbs 7:3 RBind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
Proverbs 7:4 RSay unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
Proverbs 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 7:6 For Rat the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Proverbs 7:7 And beheld among Rthe simple ones, I discerned among Tthe youths, a young man void of understanding,
Proverbs 7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs 7:9 In Rthe twilight, Tin the evening, in the black and dark night:
Proverbs 7:10 And, behold, there met him a woman with Rthe attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Proverbs 7:11 (She is Rloud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs 7:12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
Proverbs 7:13 So Rshe caught him, and kissed him, and Twith an impudent face said unto him,
Proverbs 7:14 RTI have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
Proverbs 7:15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Proverbs 7:16 I have Rdecked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs 7:17 I have Rperfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Proverbs 7:18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Proverbs 7:19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
Proverbs 7:20 He hath taken a bag of money RTwith him, and will come home at Tthe day appointed.
Proverbs 7:21 RWith her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Proverbs 7:22 He goeth after her Tstraightway, Ras an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
Proverbs 7:23 Till Ra dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Proverbs 7:24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
Proverbs 7:25 Let not Rthine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
Proverbs 7:26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
Proverbs 7:27 RHer house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 7:1–9 — Keep wisdom close
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Commands are treasured like the apple of the eye and written on the heart. The scene then introduces an unguarded youth approaching danger.
Key Truth: Keep instruction close before temptation.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “My ____ , keep my words, and lay up my commandments with …” (Proverbs 7:1)
Find it in Proverbs 7:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her ____ .” (Proverbs 7:5)
Find it in Proverbs 7:5 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “In the ____ , in the evening, in the black and dark night:” (Proverbs 7:9)
Find it in Proverbs 7:9 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 7:10–18 — The persuasive invitation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Flattery, religious language, prepared luxury, and promised pleasure combine in the seduction. Attractive presentation does not make betrayal faithful.
Key Truth: Judge persuasion by truth and faithfulness.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “… woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of ____ .” (Proverbs 7:10)
Find it in Proverbs 7:10 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “I have ____ offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.” (Proverbs 7:14)
Find it in Proverbs 7:14 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Come, let us take our fill of ____ until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.” (Proverbs 7:18)
Find it in Proverbs 7:18 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Proverbs 7:19–27 — The concealed cost
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The absent husband is used as reassurance, but snares and death expose the hidden end. The warning calls readers not to let their hearts wander.
Key Truth: Look beyond immediate appeal.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “For the ____ is not at home, he is gone a long journey:” (Proverbs 7:19)
Find it in Proverbs 7:19 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “… the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his ____ .” (Proverbs 7:23)
Find it in Proverbs 7:23 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “… the way to hell, going down to the chambers of ____ .” (Proverbs 7:27)
Find it in Proverbs 7:27 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Proverbs 4:23 — The heart requires diligent guarding.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
What boundary protects a faithful commitment?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does guarding instruction join vision and inward life?
2. What makes the approaching youth vulnerable?
3. How does religious language coexist with seductive intent?
4. Why is the husband’s absence presented as reassurance?
5. How does the final warning correct the youth’s perception?
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