--- title: Proverbs 7 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Proverbs chapter 7 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/) / chapter 7 # Proverbs 7 27 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [7:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.1/) — בְּנִי שְׁמֹר אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ׃ — My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee. - [7:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.2/) — שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶחְיֵה וְתוֹרָתִי כְּאִישׁוֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ — Keep my commandments and live, and my teaching as the apple of thine eye. - [7:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.3/) — קָשְׁרֵם עַל־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ — Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart. - [7:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.4/) — אֱמֹר לַֽחָכְמָה אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ וּמֹדָע לַבִּינָה תִקְרָֽא׃ — Say unto wisdom: 'Thou art my sister', and call understanding thy kinswoman; - [7:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.5/) — לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנָּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ — That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words. - [7:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.6/) — כִּי בְּחַלּוֹן בֵּיתִי בְּעַד אֶשְׁנַבִּי נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי׃ — For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice; - [7:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.7/) — וָאֵרֶא בַפְּתָאיִם אָבִינָה בַבָּנִים נַעַר חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃ — And I beheld among the thoughtless ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, - [7:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.8/) — עֹבֵר בַּשּׁוּק אֵצֶל פִּנָּהּ וְדֶרֶךְ בֵּיתָהּ יִצְעָֽד׃ — Passing through the street near her corner, and he went the way to her house; - [7:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.9/) — בְּנֶֽשֶׁף־בְּעֶרֶב יוֹם בְּאִישׁוֹן לַיְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה׃ — In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness. - [7:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.10/) — וְהִנֵּה אִשָּׁה לִקְרָאתוֹ שִׁית זוֹנָה וּנְצֻרַת לֵֽב׃ — And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart. - [7:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.11/) — הֹמִיָּה הִיא וְסֹרָרֶת בְּבֵיתָהּ לֹא־יִשְׁכְּנוּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ׃ — She is riotous and rebellious, her feet abide not in her house; - [7:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.12/) — פַּעַם ׀ בַּחוּץ פַּעַם בָּרְחֹבוֹת וְאֵצֶל כָּל־פִּנָּה תֶאֱרֹֽב׃ — Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, and lieth in wait at every corner. - [7:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.13/) — וְהֶחֱזִיקָהבּוֹוְנָשְׁקָה־לּוֹ הֵעֵזָה פָנֶיהָ וַתֹּאמַר לֽוֹ׃ — So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him: - [7:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.14/) — זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים עָלָי הַיּוֹם שִׁלַּמְתִּי נְדָרָֽי׃ — 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; this day have I paid my vows. - [7:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.15/) — עַל־כֵּן יָצָאתִי לִקְרָאתֶךָ לְשַׁחֵר פָּנֶיךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ׃ — Therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek thy face, and I have found thee. - [7:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.16/) — מַרְבַדִּים רָבַדְתִּי עַרְשִׂי חֲטֻבוֹת אֵטוּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃ — I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. - [7:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.17/) — נַפְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִי מֹר אֲהָלִים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן׃ — I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. - [7:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.18/) — לְכָה נִרְוֶה דֹדִים עַד־הַבֹּקֶר נִתְעַלְּסָה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃ — Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us solace ourselves with loves. - [7:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.19/) — כִּי אֵין הָאִישׁ בְּבֵיתוֹ הָלַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ — For my husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey; - [7:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.20/) — צְֽרוֹר־הַכֶּסֶף לָקַח בְּיָדוֹ לְיוֹם הַכֵּסֶא יָבֹא בֵיתֽוֹ׃ — He hath taken the bag of money with him; he will come home at the full moon.' - [7:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.21/) — הִטַּתּוּ בְּרֹב לִקְחָהּ בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ׃ — With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the blandishment of her lips she enticeth him away. - [7:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.22/) — הוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרֶיהָ פִּתְאֹם כְּשׁוֹר אֶל־טָבַחיָבוֹא וּכְעֶכֶס אֶל־מוּסַר אֱוִֽיל׃ — He goeth after her straightway, as an ox that goeth to the slaughter, or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool; - [7:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.23/) — עַד יְפַלַּח חֵץ כְּֽבֵדוֹ כְּמַהֵר צִפּוֹר אֶל־פָּח וְלֹֽא־יָדַע כִּֽי־בְנַפְשׁוֹ הֽוּא׃פ — Till an arrow strike through his liver; as a bird hasteneth to the snare — and knoweth not that it is at the cost of his life. - [7:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.24/) — וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לְאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ — Now therefore, O ye children, hearken unto me, and attend to the words of my mouth. - [7:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.25/) — אַל־יֵשְׂטְ אֶל־דְּרָכֶיהָ לִבֶּךָ אַל־תֵּתַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ׃ — Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. - [7:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.26/) — כִּֽי־רַבִּים חֲלָלִים הִפִּילָה וַעֲצֻמִים כָּל־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ׃ — For she hath cast down many wounded; yea, a mighty host are all her slain. - [7:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.7.27/) — דַּרְכֵי שְׁאוֹל בֵּיתָהּ יֹרְדוֹת אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃פ — Her house is the way to the nether-world, going down to the chambers of death. - ← previous: [Proverbs 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/6/) - next →: [Proverbs 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/8/) - ↑ back to [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/)