Proverbs 7

¹My sonבְּ֭נִיbə·nî — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, keepשְׁמֹ֣רšə·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י’ă·mā·rāy — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → and treasureתִּצְפֹּ֥ןtiṣ·pōn — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗יū·miṣ·wō·ṯay — A command or commandment; divine instruction or lawH4687 — Full Word Study → within youאִתָּֽךְ׃’it·tāḵ — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study →. ²Keepשְׁמֹ֣רšə·mōr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → my commandmentsמִצְוֺתַ֣יmiṣ·wō·ṯay — A command or commandment; divine instruction or lawH4687 — Full Word Study → and liveוֶחְיֵ֑הweḥ·yêh — To live, to preserve alive, to give lifeH2421 — Full Word Study →; guard my teachingsוְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗יwə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî — instruction, teaching, law, guidanceH8451 — Full Word Study → as the appleכְּאִישׁ֥וֹןkə·’î·šō·wn — pupil of the eye; apple of the eyeH380 — Full Word Study → of your eyeעֵינֶֽיךָ׃‘ê·ne·ḵā — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →. ³Tie themקָשְׁרֵ֥םqā·šə·rêm — to bind together; to conspire or plotH7194 — Full Word Study → toעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → your fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯe·ḵā — Finger or toeH676 — Full Word Study →; write themכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םkā·ṯə·ḇêm — to write, inscribe, or record in written formH3789 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the tabletל֥וּחַlū·aḥ — wooden tablet or board for writing or displayH3871 — Full Word Study → of your heartלִבֶּֽךָ׃lib·be·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Sayאֱמֹ֣ר’ĕ·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to wisdomלַֽ֭חָכְמָהla·ḥā·ḵə·māh — Wisdom; skillful understanding and discernmentH2451 — Full Word Study →, “Youאָ֑תְּ’āt — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → are my sisterאֲחֹ֣תִי’ă·ḥō·ṯî — Sister; female sibling or kinswomanH269 — Full Word Study →,” and callתִקְרָֽא׃ṯiq·rā — To call, summon, or proclaimH7121 — Full Word Study → understandingלַבִּינָ֥הlab·bî·nāh — Understanding; discernment; insightH998 — Full Word Study → your kinsmanוּ֝מֹדָ֗עū·mō·ḏā‘ — kinsman; relative by bloodH4129 — Full Word Study →, ⁵that they may keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָliš·mā·rə·ḵā — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → from the adulteressזָרָ֑הzā·rāh — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study →, from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmin·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh — foreign, alien, strangerH5237 — Full Word Study → with seductiveהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he·ḥĕ·lî·qāh — to divide, distribute, or apportion; to be smooth or flatterH2505 — Full Word Study → wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ’ă·mā·re·hā — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Forכִּ֭יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → at the windowבְּחַלּ֣וֹןbə·ḥal·lō·wn — Window; opening in a wall or roof for light and airH2474 — Full Word Study → of my houseבֵּיתִ֑יbê·ṯî — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → I lookedנִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃niš·qā·p̄ə·tî — to look out, gaze upon, appearH8259 — Full Word Study → throughבְּעַ֖דbə·‘aḏ — through, by means of, on behalf ofH1157 — Full Word Study → the latticeאֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י’eš·nab·bî — lattice or casement windowH822 — Full Word Study →. ⁷I sawוָאֵ֤רֶאwā·’ê·re — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → among the simpleבַפְּתָאיִ֗םḇap·pə·ṯā·yim — Simple, naive, or easily deceived personH6612 — Full Word Study →, I noticedאָ֘בִ֤ינָה’ā·ḇî·nāh — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → among the youthsבַבָּנִ֗יםḇab·bā·nîm — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, a young manנַ֣עַרna·‘ar — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study → lackingחֲסַר־ḥă·sar- — to lack, be without, have need ofH2638 — Full Word Study → judgmentלֵֽב׃lêḇ — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, ⁸crossingעֹבֵ֣ר‘ō·ḇêr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → the streetבַּ֭שּׁוּקbaš·šūq — Street, public square, marketplaceH7784 — Full Word Study → nearאֵ֣צֶל’ê·ṣel — beside, near, close byH681 — Full Word Study → her cornerפִּנָּ֑הּpin·nāh — corner, cornerstone, angle, fortressH6438 — Full Word Study →, strollingיִצְעָֽד׃yiṣ·‘āḏ — to march, stride, or step forwardH6805 — Full Word Study → down the roadוְדֶ֖רֶךְwə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → to her houseבֵּיתָ֣הּbê·ṯāh — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →, ⁹at twilightבְּנֶֽשֶׁף־bə·ne·šep̄- — twilight, dimness of dawn or duskH5399 — Full Word Study →, as the day was fadingבְּעֶ֥רֶבbə·‘e·reḇ — Evening, the time of day when sun setsH6153 — Full Word Study → into the darkוַאֲפֵלָֽה׃wa·’ă·p̄ê·lāh — darkness, gloom, obscurityH653 — Full Word Study → of the nightבְּאִישׁ֥וֹןbə·’î·šō·wn — pupil of the eye; apple of the eyeH380 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Thenוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → a womanאִ֭שָּׁה’iš·šāh — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → came out to meet himלִקְרָאת֑וֹliq·rā·ṯōw — to meet, encounter, or come upon (often by chance or unexpectedly)H7122 — Full Word Study →, with the attire of a harlotז֝וֹנָ֗הzō·w·nāh — to commit sexual immorality; to act as a harlot or prostituteH2181 — Full Word Study → and cunningוּנְצֻ֥רַתū·nə·ṣu·raṯ — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study → of heartלֵֽב׃lêḇ — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Sheהִ֣יאhî — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → is loudהֹמִיָּ֣הhō·mî·yāh — to roar, murmur, or sound with tumultH1993 — Full Word Study → and defiantוְסֹרָ֑רֶתwə·sō·rā·reṯ — to rebel, turn away, be stubbornH5637 — Full Word Study →; her feetרַגְלֶֽיהָ׃raḡ·le·hā — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → remainיִשְׁכְּנ֥וּyiš·kə·nū — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → at homeבְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּbə·ḇê·ṯāh — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Nowפַּ֤עַם׀pa·‘am — time, occasion, or instance of occurrenceH6471 — Full Word Study → in the streetבַּח֗וּץba·ḥūṣ — Outside, exterior, or open space beyond a boundaryH2351 — Full Word Study →, nowפַּ֥עַםpa·‘am — time, occasion, or instance of occurrenceH6471 — Full Word Study → in the squaresבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתbā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ — public square, street, plazaH7339 — Full Word Study →, she lurksתֶאֱרֹֽב׃ṯe·’ĕ·rōḇ — To lie in ambush; to set a trap or attack by stealthH693 — Full Word Study → atוְאֵ֖צֶלwə·’ê·ṣel — beside, near, close byH681 — Full Word Study → everyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → cornerפִּנָּ֣הpin·nāh — corner, cornerstone, angle, fortressH6438 — Full Word Study →. ¹³She seizesוְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָהwə·he·ḥĕ·zî·qāh — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → him and kissesוְנָ֣שְׁקָה־wə·nā·šə·qāh- — To kiss; to touch; to equip with weaponsH5401 — Full Word Study → him; she brazenlyהֵעֵ֥זָהhê·‘ê·zāh — to be strong, harden, or act with boldnessH5810 — Full Word Study → saysוַתֹּ֣אמַרwat·tō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → to him: ¹⁴“I have made my peaceשְׁלָמִ֣יםšə·lā·mîm — Peace offering; fellowship sacrificeH8002 — Full Word Study → offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziḇ·ḥê — sacrificial offering; animal sacrificeH2077 — Full Word Study →; todayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → I have paidשִׁלַּ֥מְתִּיšil·lam·tî — to complete, make peace, repayH7999 — Full Word Study → my vowsנְדָרָֽי׃nə·ḏā·rāy — A solemn promise or vow made to GodH5088 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵Soעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → I came outיָצָ֣אתִיyā·ṣā·ṯî — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → to meet youלִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָliq·rā·ṯe·ḵā — to meet, encounter, or come upon (often by chance or unexpectedly)H7122 — Full Word Study →; I sought youלְשַׁחֵ֥רlə·ša·ḥêr — To seek diligently, inquire earlyH7836 — Full Word Study →, and I have found youוָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃wā·’em·ṣā·’e·kā — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶I have deckedרָבַ֣דְתִּיrā·ḇaḏ·tî — to spread out, deck, or overlayH7234 — Full Word Study → my bedעַרְשִׂ֑י‘ar·śî — bed, couch, sleeping placeH6210 — Full Word Study → with coveringsמַ֭רְבַדִּיםmar·ḇad·dîm — A woven covering or tapestryH4765 — Full Word Study →, with coloredחֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתḥă·ṭu·ḇō·wṯ — carved, engraved, or hewnH2405 — Full Word Study → linenאֵט֥וּן’ê·ṭūn — Fine linen; quality fabricH330 — Full Word Study → from Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷I have perfumedנַ֥פְתִּיnap̄·tî — to wave, shake, or move back and forthH5130 — Full Word Study → my bedמִשְׁכָּבִ֑יmiš·kā·ḇî — bed, sleeping place, or couchH4904 — Full Word Study → with myrrhמֹ֥רmōr — Myrrh, an aromatic resin used for anointing and embalmingH4753 — Full Word Study →, with aloesאֲ֝הָלִ֗ים’ă·hā·lîm — Fragrant aloe wood; aromatic timber used in worship and burialH174 — Full Word Study →, and with cinnamonוְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃wə·qin·nā·mō·wn — Cinnamon, an aromatic spiceH7076 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Comeלְכָ֤הlə·ḵāh — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study →, let us take our fillנִרְוֶ֣הnir·weh — To saturate, drench, or fully satisfyH7301 — Full Word Study → of loveדֹ֭דִיםḏō·ḏîm — beloved; uncle; loveH1730 — Full Word Study → tillעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → morningהַבֹּ֑קֶרhab·bō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →. Let us delightנִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗הniṯ·‘al·lə·sāh — to rejoice, exult, or take delightH5965 — Full Word Study → in loving caressesבָּאֳהָבִֽים׃bā·’o·hā·ḇîm — beloved, loved one, object of affectionH159 — Full Word Study →! ¹⁹Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → my husbandהָאִ֣ישׁhā·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → is notאֵ֣ין’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → at homeבְּבֵית֑וֹbə·ḇê·ṯōw — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study →; he has goneהָ֝לַ֗ךְhā·laḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → on a longמֵרָחֽוֹק׃mê·rā·ḥō·wq — distant, far away, remote in space or timeH7350 — Full Word Study → journeyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰He tookלָקַ֣חlā·qaḥ — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → with himבְּיָד֑וֹbə·yā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → a bagצְֽרוֹר־ṣə·rō·wr- — Bundle, bag, or small parcel; a bound or wrapped packageH6872 — Full Word Study → of moneyהַ֭כֶּסֶףhak·ke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and will not returnיָבֹ֥אyā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → tillלְי֥וֹםlə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → the moon is full.” ²¹With her greatבְּרֹ֣בbə·rōḇ — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → persuasionלִקְחָ֑הּliq·ḥāh — Teaching, doctrine, or instructionH3948 — Full Word Study → she entices himהִ֭טַּתּוּhiṭ·ṭat·tū — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study →; with her flatteringבְּחֵ֥לֶקbə·ḥê·leq — portion, allotment, flatteryH2506 — Full Word Study → lipsשְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָśə·p̲ā·t̲ê·hā — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → she lures himתַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃tad·dî·ḥen·nū — to drive away, banish, or thrust outH5080 — Full Word Study →. ²²He follows herה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְhō·w·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → on impulseפִּ֫תְאֹ֥םpiṯ·’ōm — suddenly, unexpectedly, all at onceH6597 — Full Word Study →, like an oxכְּ֭שׁוֹרkə·šō·wr — Ox, bull, or cattleH7794 — Full Word Study → goingיָב֑וֹאyā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the slaughterטָ֣בַחṭå̄·ḇaḥ — slaughter, butchering of animals for meat or sacrificeH2874 — Full Word Study →, like a deerאֱוִֽיל׃’ĕ·wîl — a foolish or senseless personH191 — Full Word Study → boundingוּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶסū·ḵə·‘e·ḵes — Ankle ornament or shackle; chains or stocksH5914 — Full Word Study → intoאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → a trapמוּסַ֥רmū·sar — Discipline, instruction, or correctionH4148 — Full Word Study →, ²³untilעַ֤ד‘aḏ — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → an arrowחֵ֡ץḥêṣ — Arrow; projectile weapon or shaftH2671 — Full Word Study → piercesיְפַלַּ֪חyə·p̄al·laḥ — to split, cleave, or cut throughH6398 — Full Word Study → his liverכְּֽבֵד֗וֹkə·ḇê·ḏōw — Liver; seat of emotions and lifeH3516 — Full Word Study →, like a birdצִפּ֣וֹרṣip·pō·wr — Bird or fowlH6833 — Full Word Study → dartingכְּמַהֵ֣רkə·ma·hêr — to hurry, hasten, make hasteH4116 — Full Word Study → intoאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → a snareפָּ֑חpāḥ — Snare, trap, or thin metal sheetH6341 — Full Word Study →— notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knowingיָ֝דַ֗עyā·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → itהֽוּא׃פhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → will cost him his lifeבְנַפְשׁ֥וֹḇə·nap̄·šōw — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴Nowוְעַתָּ֣הwə·‘at·tāh — Now; at the present timeH6258 — Full Word Study →, my sonsבָ֭נִיםḇā·nîm — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, listenשִׁמְעוּ־šim·‘ū- — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → to me, and attendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּwə·haq·šî·ḇū — To listen attentively; to give heedH7181 — Full Word Study → to the wordsלְאִמְרֵי־lə·’im·rê- — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → of my mouthפִֽי׃p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → let your heartלִבֶּ֑ךָlib·be·ḵā — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → turn asideיֵ֣שְׂטְyê·śəṭ — to turn aside, deviate, declineH7847 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → her waysדְּרָכֶ֣יהָdə·rā·ḵe·hā — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →; do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → strayתֵּ֝תַעtê·ṯa‘ — to stray, wander, or go astrayH8582 — Full Word Study → into her pathsבִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃bin·ṯî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā — A beaten track or well-worn path; a way or roadH5410 — Full Word Study →. ²⁶Forכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → she has brought manyרַבִּ֣יםrab·bîm — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → downהִפִּ֑ילָהhip·pî·lāh — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → to deathחֲלָלִ֣יםḥă·lā·lîm — to pierce through; to kill or slayH2491 — Full Word Study →; her slainהֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃hă·ru·ḡe·hā — To kill, slay, or murderH2026 — Full Word Study → are manyוַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗יםwa·‘ă·ṣu·mîm — Mighty, strong, powerfulH6099 — Full Word Study → in numberכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷Her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbê·ṯāh — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → is the roadדַּרְכֵ֣יdar·ḵê — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → to Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wl — The grave; the abode of the dead; the underworldH7585 — Full Word Study →, descendingיֹ֝רְד֗וֹתyō·rə·ḏō·wṯ — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the chambersחַדְרֵי־ḥaḏ·rê- — Inner room, private chamber, bedroomH2315 — Full Word Study → of deathמָֽוֶת׃פmā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study →.