Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 7:12 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Now {is she} without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”
Proverbs 7:12
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And, behold, there met him a woman {with} the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
(She {is} loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Now {is she} without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
So she caught him, and kissed him, {and} with an impudent face said unto him, {with...: Heb. she strengthened her face and said}
{I have} peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. {I have...: Heb. Peace offerings are upon me}
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