Proverbs 7:8
passing through the street near her corner. And he went the way to her house,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
In Context
7and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding
9in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
Cross References
2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,
1 Corinthians 6:18Flee fornication. Every sin, whatever a man may do, is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.
Jude 1:23And in fear save some, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment that was stained by the flesh.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:7-24
The Foolish Young Man; Enticements of the Adulteress. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now… Read the whole commentary →