Proverbs 7:7 {8}
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Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house,

Context
Warnings about the Adulteress
6And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man, 7Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house,8In the dark when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night.…
Cross References
Proverbs 1:22
Turn ye at my reproof: behold I will utter my spirit to you, and will shew you my words.

Proverbs 6:32
He gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his reproach shall not be blotted out:

Proverbs 9:4
Come, eat my bread, and drink the wine which I have mingled for you.

Lexicon
I saw
וָאֵ֤רֶא (wā·’ê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

among the simple,
בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם (ḇap·pə·ṯā·yim)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6612: Simple, perhaps open-minded

I noticed
אָ֘בִ֤ינָה (’ā·ḇî·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 995: To separate mentally, understand

among the youths,
בַבָּנִ֗ים (ḇab·bā·nîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

a young man
נַ֣עַר (na·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

lacking
חֲסַר־ (ḥă·sar-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2638: Needy, lacking, in want of

judgment,
לֵֽב׃ (lêḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre


Additional Translations
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,

passing by the corner in the passages near her house,

and I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the sons, a young man void of understanding,

And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,
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