Proverbs 7:15

Warnings about the Adulteress · Proverbs 7:1–27

Modern

So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.

Traditional

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Literal

…upon thus I have come out to meet you, to earnestly seek your face, and I have found you!

Latin

…idcirco egressa sum in occursum tuum, desiderans te videre, et reperi.

Hebrew

English

So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.

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).

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