| English Standard Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you; | 1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you. |
| 2keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; | 2Keep my commandments and live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye. |
| 3bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Tie them to your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call insight your intimate friend, | 4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman, |
| 5to keep you from the forbidden woman, from the adulteress with her smooth words. | 5that they may keep you from the adulteress, from the stranger with seductive words. |
| 6For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, | 6For at the window of my house I looked through the lattice. |
| 7and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, | 7I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment, |
| 8passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house | 8crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house, |
| 9in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness. | 9at twilight, as the day was fading into the dark of the night. |
| 10And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart. | 10Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart. |
| 11She is loud and wayward; her feet do not stay at home; | 11She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home. |
| 12now in the street, now in the market, and at every corner she lies in wait. | 12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner. |
| 13She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him, | 13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him: |
| 14“I had to offer sacrifices, and today I have paid my vows; | 14“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows. |
| 15so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you. | 15So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you. |
| 16I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen; | 16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt. |
| 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. | 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon. |
| 18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love. | 18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! |
| 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; | 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. |
| 20he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home.” | 20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.” |
| 21With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him. | 21With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. |
| 22All at once he follows her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a stag is caught fast | 22He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, |
| 23till an arrow pierces its liver; as a bird rushes into a snare; he does not know that it will cost him his life. | 23until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. |
| 24And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth. | 24Now, my sons, listen to me, and attend to the words of my mouth. |
| 25Let not your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths, | 25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways; do not stray into her paths. |
| 26for many a victim has she laid low, and all her slain are a mighty throng. | 26For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number. |
| 27Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the chambers of death. | 27Her house is the road to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death. |
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