Proverbs 7:9
In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the midst of the night, and the gloom;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
In Context
8Passing through the street, near her corner, and, on the way to her house, he sauntered along;
10And lo! a woman, came to meet him, attired as one unchaste, of a wily heart.
Cross References
Exodus 12:6So shall it be yours, to keep, until the fourteenth day of this month,—then shall all the convocation of the assembly of Israel slay it between the two evenings.
Job 24:15And, the eye of the adulterer, watcheth for the evening twilight, saying, Not an eye will see me! A covering for the face, he putteth on;
Ephesians 5:11And be not joining in fellowship in the unfruitful works of darkness, but, rather, be even administering reproof;
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 →