Proverbs 7:8-13

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Crossing the street near her corner,
he strolled down the road to her house

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at twilight, in the evening,
in the dark of the night.^(A)

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A woman came to meet him
dressed like a prostitute,^(B)
having a hidden agenda.^(a)

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She is loud and defiant;^(C)
her feet do not stay at home.^(D)

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Now in the street, now in the squares,^(E)
she lurks at every corner.^(F)

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She grabs him and kisses him;
she brazenly says^(b) to him,

a. Proverbs 7:10: Or prostitute with a guarded heart

b. Proverbs 7:13: Lit she makes her face strong and says

A. Proverbs 7:9: Job 24:15

B. Proverbs 7:10: Genesis 38:14-15

C. Proverbs 7:11: Proverbs 9:13

D. Proverbs 7:11: 1 Timothy 5:13

E. Proverbs 7:12: Proverbs 5:16; Proverbs 9:14

F. Proverbs 7:12: Proverbs 23:28