Proverbs 7:9

Modern

…at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.

Traditional

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

Literal

…in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the pupil of night and darkness.

Latin

…in obscuro, advesperascente die, in noctis tenebris et caligine.

Hebrew

English

…at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night.

Foolish actions are often associated with darkness (see Proverbs 4:18–19; Ecclesiastes 2:13–14).

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

Romans 13:12–14
The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
Job 24:13–15
Then there are those who rebel against the light, not knowing its ways or staying on its paths.
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
Genesis 39:11
One day, however, Joseph went into the house to attend to his work, and not a single household servant was inside.
Exodus 12:6
You must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.