Proverbs 7:13
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.)
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
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
- She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- KJV
- So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
- WEB
- So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
- ASV
- So she caught him, and kissed him, [And] with an impudent face she said unto him:
- DARBY
- And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
- BLB
- And she laid hold on him and kissed him; she has hardened her face and said to him:
- ÅB
- Og hun tok fatt på ham og kysset ham, og med frekt åsyn sa hun til ham:
- OTB
- Hun griper ham og kysser ham, og med freidig ansikt sier hun:
- B1930
- Og hun tok fatt på ham og kysset ham, og med frekt åsyn sa hun til ham:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 25:6–8
And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Read in contextGenesis 39:12
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
Read in contextEzekiel 16:33
They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:4
For they are impudent children and stiffhearted. I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD.
Read in contextProverbs 21:29
A wicked man hardeneth his face: but as for the upright, he directeth his way.
Read in contextEzekiel 2:6
And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Read in contextGenesis 39:7
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
Read in contextIsaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
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