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Proverbs 7:10

Temptation

8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

9 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.

11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
KJV
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
WEB
Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
ASV
And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
DARBY
And behold, there met him a woman in the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
BLB
And behold, a woman to meet him, [in] the garment of a prostitute and guarded of heart.
ÅB
Da kom en kvinne ham i møte i en skjøges klær og med svikefullt hjerte.
OTB
Og se, en kvinne kommer for å møte ham, kledd som en prostituert og med listig hjerte.
B1930
Da kom en kvinne ham i møte i en skjøges klær og med svikefullt hjerte.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 11:2–3

    For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

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  • Isaiah 3:16–24

    Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:

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  • 1 Timothy 2:9

    In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

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  • 2 Kings 9:30

    And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.

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  • Jeremiah 4:30

    And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.

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  • Genesis 38:14–15

    And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

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  • Isaiah 23:16

    Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.

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  • 2 Kings 9:22

    And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?

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