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		Prov 7:1 My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].
		Prov 7:2 Keep my commandments and live, And keep my teaching and law as the apple of your eye.
		Prov 7:3 Bind them [securely] on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart.
		Prov 7:4 Say to [skillful and godly] wisdom, "You are my sister," And regard understanding and intelligent insight as your intimate friends;
		Prov 7:5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the foreigner [who does not observe God's laws and] who flatters with her [smooth] words.
		Prov 7:6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice.
		Prov 7:7 And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible], I saw among the youths A young man lacking [good] sense,
		Prov 7:8 Passing through the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
		Prov 7:9 In the twilight, in the evening; In the black and dark night.
		Prov 7:10 And there a woman met him, Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.
		Prov 7:11 She was boisterous and rebellious; She would not stay at home.
		Prov 7:12 At times she was in the streets, at times in the market places, Lurking and setting her ambush at every corner.
		Prov 7:13 So she caught him and kissed him And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:
		Prov 7:14 "I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
		Prov 7:15 "So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering], Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
		Prov 7:16 "I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry, With colored fine linen of Egypt.
		Prov 7:17 "I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
		Prov 7:18 "Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us console and delight ourselves with love.
		Prov 7:19 "For my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long journey;
		Prov 7:20 He has taken a bag of money with him, And he will come home on the appointed day."
		Prov 7:21 With her many persuasions she caused him to yield; With her flattering lips she seduced him.
		Prov 7:22 Suddenly he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter [not knowing the outcome], Or as one in stocks going to the correction [to be given] to a fool,
		Prov 7:23 Until an arrow pierced his liver [with a mortal wound]; Like a bird fluttering straight into the net, He did not know that it would cost him his life.
		Prov 7:24 ¶ Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
		Prov 7:25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, Do not stray into her [evil, immoral] paths.
		Prov 7:26 For she has cast down many [mortally] wounded; Indeed, all who were killed by her were strong. [Neh 13:26]
		Prov 7:27 Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death. [1 Cor 6:9]

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