| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1My son, keep my words, And treasure my commands within you. | 1My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you. |
| 2Keep my commands and live, And my law as the apple of your eye. | 2Keep my commandments and live, And my teaching as the apple of your eye. |
| 3Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. | 3Bind them on your fingers; Write them on the tablet of your heart. |
| 4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” And call understanding your nearest kin, | 4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," And call understanding your intimate friend; |
| 5That they may keep you from the immoral woman, From the seductress who flatters with her words. | 5That they may keep you from an adulteress, From the foreigner who flatters with her words. |
| 6For at the window of my house I looked through my lattice, | 6For at the window of my house I looked out through my lattice, |
| 7And saw among the simple, I perceived among the youths, A young man devoid of understanding, | 7And I saw among the naive, And discerned among the youths A young man lacking sense, |
| 8Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house | 8Passing through the street near her corner; And he takes the way to her house, |
| 9In the twilight, in the evening, In the black and dark night. | 9In the twilight, in the evening, In the middle of the night and in the darkness. |
| 10And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart. | 10And behold, a woman comes to meet him, Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart. |
| 11She was loud and rebellious, Her feet would not stay at home. | 11She is boisterous and rebellious, Her feet do not remain at home; |
| 12At times she was outside, at times in the open square, Lurking at every corner. | 12She is now in the streets, now in the squares, And lurks by every corner. |
| 13So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him: | 13So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him: |
| 14“I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows. | 14"I was due to offer peace offerings; Today I have paid my vows. |
| 15So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you. | 15"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you. |
| 16I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen. | 16"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt. |
| 17I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. | 17"I have sprinkled my bed With myrrh, aloes and cinnamon. |
| 18Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love. | 18"Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with caresses. |
| 19For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey; | 19"For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey; |
| 20He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day.” | 20He has taken a bag of money with him, At the full moon he will come home." |
| 21With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, With her flattering lips she seduced him. | 21With her many persuasions she entices him; With her flattering lips she seduces him. |
| 22Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as a fool to the correction of the stocks, | 22Suddenly he follows her As an ox goes to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the discipline of a fool, |
| 23Till an arrow struck his liver. As a bird hastens to the snare, He did not know it would cost his life. | 23Until an arrow pierces through his liver; As a bird hastens to the snare, So he does not know that it will cost him his life. |
| 24Now therefore, listen to me, my children; Pay attention to the words of my mouth: | 24Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth. |
| 25Do not let 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 she has cast down many wounded, And all who were slain by her were strong men. | 26For many are the victims she has cast down, And numerous are all her slain. |
| 27Her house is the way to hell, Descending to the chambers of death. | 27Her house is the way to Sheol, Descending to the chambers of death. |
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