Proverbs 7:8

Modern

…crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,

Traditional

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Literal

…passing by on the street near her corner, and the way of her house he steps in—

Latin

…qui transit per plateam juxta angulum et prope viam domus illius graditur:

Hebrew

English

…crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,

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 4:14–15
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
2 Timothy 2:22
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Proverbs 7:12
Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
Judges 16:1
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.
Proverbs 5:8
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
2 Samuel 11:2–3
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Jude 1:23
…save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.