Proverbs 7:14

Modern

“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.

Traditional

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

Literal

“Sacrifices of peace offerings are by me; this day I have paid my vows;

Latin

Victimas pro salute vovi; hodie reddidi vota mea:

Hebrew

English

“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.

The immoral woman follows religious rituals to appear good, but her actions show a corrupt heart.

The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Leviticus 7:11
Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
Deuteronomy 12:6–7
To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
John 18:28
Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
Proverbs 17:1
Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
1 Kings 21:9–10
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
2 Samuel 15:7–9
After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
Leviticus 7:15–16
The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.