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Proverbs 7:7–10

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7And I saw among the simple,

I observed among the youth,

a young man lacking sense,g

8passing on the street ath her corner,

and he takes the road to her house,

9at twilight, at the day’s evening,

in the midst of night and the darkness.

10Then behold! A woman comes to meet him

with the garment of a prostitutei and a secret heart.j

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Footnotes

  1. gLiterally “heart”
  2. hLiterally “at the place of”
  3. iOr “whore”
  4. jLiterally “secret of heart”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and I have seen among the simple,

I have perceived among the youths,

a young man lacking sense,

passing along the street near her corner,

taking the road to her house

in the twilight, in the evening,

at the time of night and darkness.

And behold, the woman meets him,

dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I saw among the simple,

I noticed among the young men,

a youth who had no sense.

He was going down the street near her corner,

walking along in the direction of her house

at twilight, as the day was fading,

as the dark of night set in.

Then out came a woman to meet him,

dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I saw among the inexperienced,

I noticed among the youths,

a young man lacking sense.

Crossing the street near her corner,

he strolled down the road to her house

at twilight, in the evening,

in the dark of the night.

A woman came to meet him

dressed like a prostitute,

having a hidden agenda.

NLTNew Living Translation

I saw some naive young men,

and one in particular who lacked common sense.

He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman,

strolling down the path by her house.

It was at twilight, in the evening,

as deep darkness fell.

The woman approached him,

seductively dressed and sly of heart.

KJV 1900King James Version

And beheld among the simple ones,

I discerned among the youths,

A young man void of understanding,

Passing through the street near her corner;

And he went the way to her house,

In the twilight, in the evening,

In the black and dark night:

And, behold, there met him a woman

With the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.