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Proverbs 7:6–8

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6For at the window of my house

I looked out through my lattice,

7and I saw among the simple ones,

I observed among the youths,

a young man without sense,*

8passing along the street near her corner,

taking the road to her house*

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  1. *Prov 1:22; 6:32
  2. *vv 12, 27

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

For at the window of my house

I have looked out through my lattice,

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

At the window of my house

I looked down through the lattice.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

At the window of my house

I looked through my lattice.

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

NLTNew Living Translation

While I was at the window of my house,

looking through the curtain,

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For at the window of my house,

through my lattice, I looked down.

And I saw among the simple,

I observed among the youth,

a young man lacking sense,

passing on the street at her corner,

and he takes the road to her house,

KJV 1900King James Version

For at the window of my house

I looked through my casement,

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,