←Proverbs 7→BSB

In This Chapter 2 places 43 terms 1 theme

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    Key Terms

    Peace Offering 5 Instruction 3 Simple Person 3 Fool 3 Wisdom 2 Perceive 2 Vow (Promise) 2 Arrow 2 Ability (Skill) Ability (Power) World Universe Miracle Ability (Spiritual) Lordship Spiritually Understanding Understanding (Awareness) Stupid (Foolish) Stupid Offering Burnt Offering Gift (Tribute) Sin Offering Offering Made by Fire Offering (Contribution) Drink-Offering Guilt-Offering Sacrifice (Offering) Wave-Offering Voluntary Offering Gift (Offering) Dedication (Ceremony) Offer Sacrifice Sacrifice (Act) Sacrifice (Ritual) Whole Burnt Offering Offering (Special) Offering (Voluntary) Sin Offering (Guilt Removal) Slaughtering Vow (Act) Vow (Oath)

    Themes

    Marriage and Sexuality

    Warnings about the Adulteress

    ⓘ This is the final section in Proverbs 1–9...

    This is the final section in Proverbs 1–9 that warns about the dangers of promiscuous women (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 6:20–35).
    1My son, keep my wordsand treasure my commandments within you.2Keep my commandments and live;guard my teachings as the apple† of your eye.3Tie them to your fingers;write them on the tablet of your heart.4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”and call understanding your kinsman,5that they may keep you from the adulteress,from the stranger with seductive words.
    ⓘ The young man's father shares a story to...

    The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.
    ⓘ Young men who are inexperienced and not set...

    Young men who are inexperienced and not set in their ways are open to learning. Each foolish act brings them closer to becoming fools.
    6For at the window of my houseI looked through the lattice.7I saw among the simple,I noticed among the youths,a young man lacking judgment,8crossing the street near her corner,strolling down the road to her house,9at twilight, as the day was fadinginto the dark of the night.
    10Then a woman came out to meet him,with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.11She is loud and defiant;her feet do not remain at home.12Now in the street, now in the squares,she lurks at every corner.13She seizes him and kisses him;she brazenly says to him:
    14“I have made my peace offerings;today I have paid my vows.15So I came out to meet you;I sought you, and I have found you.
    ⓘ She focuses on her bed and exotic perfumes...

    She focuses on her bed and exotic perfumes like myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon, which have clear sexual implications (see Song of Solomon 4:13û14).
    16I have decked my bed with coverings,with colored linen from Egypt.17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,with aloes, and with cinnamon.18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning.Let us delight in loving caresses!19For my husband is not at home;he has gone on a long journey.20He took with him a bag of moneyand will not return till the moon is full.”
    ⓘ The young man's unwise actions could endanger his...

    The young man's unwise actions could endanger his life (see Proverbs 5:11; 6:32–35).
    21With her great persuasion she entices him;with her flattering lips she lures him.22He follows her on impulse,like an ox going to the slaughter,like a deer bounding into a trap,†23until an arrow pierces his liver,like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
    ⓘ The father emphasizes thr lesson: An adulteress may...

    The father emphasizes thr lesson: An adulteress may seem attractive, and a relationship with her is tempting, but it will lead to harm or even death.
    24Now, my sons, listen to me,and attend to the words of my mouth.25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways;do not stray into her paths.26For she has brought many down to death;her slain are many in number.27Her house is the road to Sheol,descending to the chambers of death.