7:1 Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom;
7:6 In an example of his own experience, he shews,
7:10 the cunning of a harlot;
7:22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton;
7:24 He dehorteth from such wickedness. Verse 1My sonProverbs 1:8, 3:1 keepLuke 8:15, 11:28; John 14:23, 15:20; Revelation 1:3, 22:9 layProverbs 2:1-7, 10:14; Deuteronomy 11:28; Job 22:22ReciprocalGenesis 49:2 - hearken; Deuteronomy 4:9 - lest they; Psalm 90:12 - that; Proverbs 4:20 - General; 6:20 - General; John 5:38 - ye have; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as; Habakkuk 2:1 - the more Verse 2KeepProverbs 4:13; Leviticus 18:5; Isaiah 55:3; John 12:49, 12:50, 14:21, 15:14; 1 John 2:3, 2:4; 5:1-3; Revelation 22:14 as theAs the pupil of the eye, the hole or the opening of the uveous coat, or iris, through which the rays of light pass, and falling upon the retina, there depict every object in its natural colour, as upon a piece of white paper. Now the pupil of the eye being essentially necessary to sight, and easily injured, it is not only, in common with the other parts, deeply entrenched in the skull, ramparted with the forehead and cheek bones, defended by the eyebrows, eyelids, and eyelashes, and placed so as to be best protected by the hands, but, by a wonderful mechanism, is contracted or dilated by the muscular power of the iris, without which an excess of light would cause instant blindness. Deuteronomy 32:10; Psalm 17:8; Zechariah 2:8ReciprocalDeuteronomy 11:18 - ye lay up; Proverbs 4:4 - keep; John 5:38 - ye have; Habakkuk 2:1 - the more Verse 3Proverbs 3:3, 6:21; Deuteronomy 6:8, 6:9, 11:18-20; Isaiah 30:8; Jeremiah 17:1, 31:33; 2 Corinthians 3:3ReciprocalDeuteronomy 6:6 - shall be Verse 4SayProverbs 2:2-4, 4:6-8 ThouJob 17:14; Song of Songs 8:1; Matthew 12:49, 12:50; Luke 11:27, 11:28ReciprocalProverbs 1:2 - General; 4:1 - attend; 6:21 - General Verse 5Proverbs 2:16, 5:3, 6:24ReciprocalGenesis 39:8 - refused; 39:10 - as she spake; 1 Kings 11:1 - loved; Proverbs 5:20 - with; 7:21 - With her; 20:16 - a strange; 22:14 - mouth; 26:28 - a flattering; 29:5 - that; 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee; James 3:6 - a world Verse 6at theGenesis 26:8; 2 Samuel 6:16 casementEshnav, rather a lattice, so called from the Arabic shanaba, " to be cool," because of its use in keeping the apartments cool.

Verse 7the simpleProverbs 1:4, 1:22, 1:32, 8:5, 14:15, 14:18, 19:25, 22:3, 27:12; Psalm 19:7, 119:130; Romans 16:18, 16:19 the youthsHeb. the sonsvoidProverbs 6:32, 9:4, 9:16, 10:13, 12:11, 19:2, 24:30; Jeremiah 4:22; Matthew 15:16ReciprocalGenesis 34:7 - wrought; 2 Samuel 13:12 - folly; Psalm 107:17 - Fools; 119:9 - shall Verse 8Proverbs 4:14, 4:15, 5:8; Judges 16:1; 2 Samuel 11:2, 11:3; 1 Corinthians 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:22; Jude 1:23

Verse 9the twilightGenesis 39:11; Job 24:13-15; Romans 13:12-14; Ephesians 5:11 eveningHeb. evening of the day, Exodus 12:6 *marg.ReciprocalJob 24:15 - eye Verse 10the attireGenesis 38:14, 38:15; 2 Kings 9:22, 9:30; Isaiah 3:16-24, 23:16; Jeremiah 4:30; 1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:3-5 subtleGenesis 3:1; 2 Corinthians 11:2, 11:3ReciprocalLeviticus 15:20 - General; Job 24:15 - eye; Proverbs 5:6 - her; 9:14 - she; 11:22 - is without; 20:16 - a strange; Ezekiel 23:40 - and deckedst Verse 11loudProverbs 9:13, 25:24, 27:14, 27:15, 31:10-31 her feetGenesis 18:9; 1 Timothy 5:13, 5:14; Titus 2:5ReciprocalJeremiah 3:2 - In the; Ezekiel 16:30 - the work Verse 12Proverbs 9:14, 23:28; Jeremiah 2:20, 2:33, 2:36, 3:2; Ezekiel 16:24, 16:25, 16:31; Revelation 18:3, 18:23ReciprocalGenesis 38:14 - and sat Verse 13sheGenesis 39:7, 39:12; Numbers 25:1, 25:6-8, 31:16; Ezekiel 16:33; Revelation 2:20 with an impudent face saidHeb. she strengthened her face and said, Isaiah 50:7; Ezekiel 2:4, 2:6, 3:7-9ReciprocalGenesis 39:10 - as she spake; Deuteronomy 28:50 - of fierce countenance; Proverbs 6:35 - regard; 9:15 - General; 30:20 - General Verse 14I have peace offerings with meHeb. Peace-offerings are upon me, Proverbs 15:8, 17:1, 21:27; Leviticus 7:15; Deuteronomy 12:6, 12:7 this2 Samuel 15:7-9; 1 Kings 21:9, 21:10; John 18:28ReciprocalLeviticus 3:1 - a sacrifice; 22:21 - to accomplish; Numbers 7:23 - General; Jeremiah 7:10 - come; James 5:5 - as in Verse 15ReciprocalJeremiah 7:10 - come Verse 16deckedSong of Songs 1:16, 3:7-10; Revelation 2:22 fine1 Kings 10:28; Isaiah 19:9; Ezekiel 27:7ReciprocalProverbs 31:22 - coverings; Ezekiel 23:41 - stately Verse 17perfumedSong of Songs 3:6; Isaiah 57:7-9 withPsalm 45:8; Song of Songs 4:13, 4:14ReciprocalExodus 30:23 - thee principal; Esther 2:12 - six months; Proverbs 27:9 - Ointment; Isaiah 3:24 - instead; 57:9 - perfumes; Ezekiel 23:41 - stately; Revelation 18:13 - cinnamon Verse 18ReciprocalExodus 20:14 - General; Numbers 5:13 - General; Proverbs 9:17 - eaten in secret Verse 19the goodmanMatthew 20:11, 24:43; Luke 12:39 heMatthew 24:48; Mark 13:34-36; Luke 12:45, 12:46ReciprocalNumbers 5:13 - General; Psalm 50:18 - hast been partaker Verse 20with himHeb. in his handthe day appointedor, the new moon, 2 Chronicles 2:4

Verse 21With herProverbs 7:5, 5:3; Judges 16:15-17; Psalm 12:2 forced1 Samuel 28:23; 2 Kings 4:8; Luke 14:23, 24:29; Acts 16:15; 2 Corinthians 5:14ReciprocalJudges 14:17 - she lay; 16:5 - Entice; 16:6 - General; 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; 2 Chronicles 24:17 - the princes of Judah; Nehemiah 6:4 - four times; Job 31:9 - If mine; Proverbs 1:10 - General; 2:16 - flattereth; 26:28 - a flattering; 29:5 - that; Ecclesiastes 7:26 - I find; Ezekiel 16:30 - the work; 1 Corinthians 2:4 - not; James 3:6 - a world Verse 22straightwayHeb. suddenlyas anActs 14:13 as aDr. Grey, making a slight alteration in the text, renders, "as a dog to the chain, and as a deer, till a dart strike through his liver;" and Dr. Hunt, "Or as a hart boundeth into the toils, till a dart strike through his liver." The LXX, Chaldee, Syriac, and Arabic, concur in this interpretation. The circumstance of the dart, as applied to the deer, is beautiful and proper, which otherwise we are at a loss to dispose of; and this creature, of all others, was the most proper to be noticed on this occasion; for the usual representation which the Egyptians made of a man overthrown by flattery and fair speeches was the picture of a heart captivated and ensnared by the sound of music.the correctionJob 13:27; Jeremiah 20:2; Acts 16:24ReciprocalEsther 5:12 - to morrow; Psalm 107:17 - Fools; Proverbs 2:18 - General; 5:4 - her; 6:32 - destroyeth; 10:13 - a rod; 11:19 - he; 13:20 - but; 14:16 - the fool; 19:29 - and; 22:3 - the simple; 23:28 - as for a prey; Ecclesiastes 9:12 - as the fishes; Jeremiah 11:19 - I was Verse 23a dartNumbers 25:8, 25:9 as a birdProverbs 1:17; Ecclesiastes 9:12 knowethProverbs 9:18ReciprocalExodus 13:9 - a sign; Esther 5:12 - to morrow; Job 20:24 - strike him; Psalm 91:3 - snare; Proverbs 5:4 - her; 5:11 - thou; 6:32 - destroyeth; 11:19 - he; 13:20 - but; 22:3 - the simple; 26:18 - arrows; Isaiah 55:2 - Hearken Verse 24OProverbs 4:1, 5:7, 8:32, 8:33; 1 Corinthians 4:14, 4:15; Galatians 4:19; 1 John 2:1ReciprocalGenesis 49:2 - hearken; Psalm 34:11 - Come; Isaiah 48:12 - Hearken; Mark 4:3 - Hearken; 1 Corinthians 6:18 - Flee; 1 Thessalonians 2:11 - as; James 2:5 - Hearken Verse 25thineProverbs 4:14, 4:15, 5:8, 6:25, 23:31-33; Matthew 5:28 goProverbs 5:23; Psalm 119:176; Isaiah 53:6ReciprocalGenesis 39:8 - refused; Proverbs 9:15 - General; Jeremiah 18:17 - the day; Malachi 2:15 - take Verse 26Proverbs 6:33; Judges 16:21; 2 Samuel 3:6-8, 3:27, 12:9-11; 1 Kings 11:1, 11:2; Nehemiah 13:26; 1 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 12:21; 1 Peter 2:11ReciprocalJudges 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; Proverbs 21:16 - remain; 31:3 - strength; Jeremiah 18:17 - the day Verse 27Proverbs 2:18, 2:19, 5:5, 9:18; Ecclesiastes 7:26ReciprocalJudges 16:16 - she pressed; 16:19 - she made; Proverbs 13:20 - but; 15:24 - that; 21:16 - remain; 31:3 - strength; Matthew 7:13 - that; Luke 16:23 - in hell