Parallel Verses
Amplified
Passing through the street near her corner;
And he took the path to her house
New American Standard Bible
And he
King James Version
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Holman Bible
he strolled down the road to her house
International Standard Version
Proceeding down the street near her corner, he makes his way toward her house
A Conservative Version
passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
American Standard Version
Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
Bible in Basic English
Walking in the street near the turn of her road, going on the way to her house,
Darby Translation
passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Julia Smith Translation
Passing in the street near her corner; and he will step the way of her house,
King James 2000
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Lexham Expanded Bible
passing on the street {at} her corner, and he takes the road [to] her house,
Modern King James verseion
passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
going over the streets, by the corner, in the way toward the harlot's house;
NET Bible
He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house
New Heart English Bible
passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
The Emphasized Bible
Passing through the street, near her corner, and, on the way to her house, he sauntered along;
Webster
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house.
World English Bible
passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
Youngs Literal Translation
Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 7:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Story Of Seduction
7
And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],
I saw among the youths
A young man lacking [good] sense,
Passing through the street near her corner;
And he took the path to her house
In the twilight, in the evening;
In the black and dark night.
Cross References
Judges 16:1
Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and went in to her.
2 Samuel 11:2-3
One evening David got up from his couch and was walking on the [flat]
Proverbs 4:14-15
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not go the way of evil men.
Proverbs 5:8
Let your way [in life] be far from her,
And do not go near the door of her house [avoid even being near the places of temptation],
Proverbs 7:12
At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places,
Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.
2 Timothy 2:22
Run away from youthful lusts—pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those [believers] who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Jude 1:23
save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy but with fear, loathing even the clothing spotted and polluted by their shameless immoral freedom.