Proverbs 7:1-27 (NKJV) My son, keep my words And treasure my commands within you.
Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
Passing along 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.
And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
So, she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
"I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
So, I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day."
With her enticing speech, she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.
Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
Now, therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words in my mouth:
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
Proverbs 7:1-27 (NKJV) My son, keep my words And treasure my commands within you.
Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye.
Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your nearest kin,
That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words.
For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice,
And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding,
Passing along 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.
And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home.
At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner.
So, she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
"I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
So, I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day."
With her enticing speech, she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him.
Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks,
Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life.
Now, therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words in my mouth:
Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her paths;
For she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men.
Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death.
1 Corinthians 7:8-14 (NKJV) But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Now to the married, I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
1 Corinthians 7:8-14 (NKJV) But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Now to the married, I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.
But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
