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Literal Standard Version
Proverbs 7:13
And she laid hold on him and kissed him, || She has hardened her face and says to him,
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Christian Standard Bible®
She grabs him and kisses him;she brazenly says to him,
She grabs him and kisses him;she brazenly says to him,
Hebrew Names Version
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
King James Version
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
English Standard Version
She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,
She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,
New Century Version
She grabbed him and kissed him. Without shame she said to him,
She grabbed him and kissed him. Without shame she said to him,
New English Translation
So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,
So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,
Amplified Bible
So she caught him and kissed him And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:
So she caught him and kissed him And with a brazen and impudent face she said to him:
New American Standard Bible
So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him:
So she seizes him and kisses him, And with a brazen face she says to him:
World English Bible
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
Geneva Bible (1587)
So she caught him & kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
So she caught him & kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
Legacy Standard Bible
So she seizes him and kisses himAnd with a brazen face she says to him:
So she seizes him and kisses himAnd with a brazen face she says to him:
Berean Standard Bible
She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
Contemporary English Version
She grabbed him and kissed him, and with no sense of shame, she said:
She grabbed him and kissed him, and with no sense of shame, she said:
Complete Jewish Bible
She grabs him, gives him a kiss, and, brazen-faced, she says to him,
She grabs him, gives him a kiss, and, brazen-faced, she says to him,
Darby Translation
And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
And she caught him and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
Easy-to-Read Version
She grabbed the young man and kissed him. Without shame, she looked him in the eye and said,
She grabbed the young man and kissed him. Without shame, she looked him in the eye and said,
George Lamsa Translation
So she caught him and kissed him, and, with an impudent face, said to him,
So she caught him and kissed him, and, with an impudent face, said to him,
Good News Translation
She threw her arms around the young man, kissed him, looked him straight in the eye, and said,
She threw her arms around the young man, kissed him, looked him straight in the eye, and said,
Lexham English Bible
She took hold of him and kissed him. Her face was impudent, and she said to him,
She took hold of him and kissed him. Her face was impudent, and she said to him,
Literal Translation
and she seizes him and kisses him; she hardens her face and says to him,
and she seizes him and kisses him; she hardens her face and says to him,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
she caught ye yoge ma, kyssed him & was not ashamed, sayege:
she caught ye yoge ma, kyssed him & was not ashamed, sayege:
American Standard Version
So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him:
So she caught him, and kissed him, And with an impudent face she said unto him:
Bible in Basic English
So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:
So she took him by his hand, kissing him, and without a sign of shame she said to him:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him:
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him:
King James Version (1611)
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face, said vnto him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face, said vnto him,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
She caught hym and kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying:
She caught hym and kissed him, and was not ashamed, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,
English Revised Version
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him:
So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face she said unto him:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And sche takith, and kissith the yong man; and flaterith with wowynge cheer, and seith, Y ouyte sacrifices for heelthe;
And sche takith, and kissith the yong man; and flaterith with wowynge cheer, and seith, Y ouyte sacrifices for heelthe;
Update Bible Version
So she caught him, and kissed him, [And] with an impudent face she said to him:
So she caught him, and kissed him, [And] with an impudent face she said to him:
Webster's Bible Translation
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said to him,
So she caught him, and kissed him, [and] with an impudent face said to him,
New King James Version
So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
So she caught him and kissed him; With an impudent face she said to him:
New Living Translation
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, and with a brazen look she said,
New Life Bible
So she catches him and kisses him. With a hard face she says to him,
So she catches him and kisses him. With a hard face she says to him,
New Revised Standard
She seizes him and kisses him, and with impudent face she says to him:
She seizes him and kisses him, and with impudent face she says to him:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him:
So she caught him, and kissed him, and, embolding her face, she said to him:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:
And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:
Revised Standard Version
She seizes him and kisses him, and with impudent face she says to him:
She seizes him and kisses him, and with impudent face she says to him:
Young's Literal Translation
And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,
And she laid hold on him, and kissed him, She hath hardened her face, and saith to him,
THE MESSAGE
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, boldly took his arm and said, "I've got all the makings for a feast— today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid, So now I've come to find you, hoping to catch sight of your face—and here you are! I've spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, colorful imported linens. My bed is aromatic with spices and exotic fragrances. Come, let's make love all night, spend the night in ecstatic lovemaking! My husband's not home; he's away on business, and he won't be back for a month."
She threw her arms around him and kissed him, boldly took his arm and said, "I've got all the makings for a feast— today I made my offerings, my vows are all paid, So now I've come to find you, hoping to catch sight of your face—and here you are! I've spread fresh, clean sheets on my bed, colorful imported linens. My bed is aromatic with spices and exotic fragrances. Come, let's make love all night, spend the night in ecstatic lovemaking! My husband's not home; he's away on business, and he won't be back for a month."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:
So she seizes him and kisses him And with a brazen face she says to him:
Contextual Overview
6For at a window of my house, || I have looked out through my casement, 7And I see among the simple ones, || I discern among the sons, || A young man lacking understanding, 8Passing on in the street, near her corner, || And the way [to] her house he steps, 9In the twilight—in the evening of day, || In the darkness of night and blackness. 10And behold, a woman to meet him—(A harlot's dress, and watchful of heart, 11She [is] noisy, and stubborn, her feet do not rest in her house. 12Now in an out-place, now in broad places, || And she lies in wait near every corner)— 13And she laid hold on him and kissed him, || She has hardened her face and says to him,14"Sacrifices of peace-offerings [are] by me, || Today I have completed my vows. 15Therefore I have come forth to meet you, || To earnestly seek your face, and I find you.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
she: Genesis 39:7, Genesis 39:12, Numbers 25:1, Numbers 25:6-8, Numbers 31:16, Ezekiel 16:33, Revelation 2:20
with an impudent face said: Heb. she strengthened her face and said, Isaiah 50:7, Ezekiel 2:4, Ezekiel 2:6, Ezekiel 3:7-9
Reciprocal: Genesis 39:10 - as she spake Deuteronomy 28:50 - of fierce countenance Proverbs 6:35 - regard Proverbs 9:15 - General Proverbs 30:20 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 5:32
And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And Noah is a son of five hundred years, and Noah begets Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:10
And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
And Noah begets three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 6:18
And I have established My covenant with you, and you have come into the Ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and your son's wives with you;
And I have established My covenant with you, and you have come into the Ark—you, and your sons, and your wife, and your son's wives with you;
Genesis 7:1
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 7:2
you take seven pairs from all the clean beasts to yourself, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean—two, a male and its female;
you take seven pairs from all the clean beasts to yourself, a male and its female; and of the beasts which are not clean—two, a male and its female;
Genesis 7:4
for after seven more days I am sending rain on the earth [for] forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground."
for after seven more days I am sending rain on the earth [for] forty days and forty nights, and have wiped away all the substance that I have made from off the face of the ground."
Genesis 7:7
And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;
And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;
Genesis 7:9
they have come to Noah two by two into the Ark, a male and a female, as God has commanded Noah.
they have come to Noah two by two into the Ark, a male and a female, as God has commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:18
and the waters are mighty and multiply exceedingly on the earth; and the Ark goes on the face of the waters.
and the waters are mighty and multiply exceedingly on the earth; and the Ark goes on the face of the waters.
Genesis 7:19
And the waters have been very, very mighty on the earth, and all the high mountains are covered which [are] under the whole heavens;
And the waters have been very, very mighty on the earth, and all the high mountains are covered which [are] under the whole heavens;
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So she caught him, and kissed him,.... The young man that went near her corner where she was plying, or in the way to her house, where she was sitting, or standing, waiting and watching for such an opportunity, for such a person, as a prey to fasten on; and no sooner she saw him, and come up to him, but, without any ceremony or address, she laid hold upon him, as the word l signifies, threw her arms about his neck, and embraced him in them; and, what is unusual for women to do, kissed him, in order to stir up wanton affections and impure desires in him;
[and] with an impudent face; or, "and she strengthened her face" m; rubbed her forehead, put on a brasen face, a whore's front; see Jeremiah 3:3. And
said unto him; accosted him in the following manner, without shame or blushing.
l החזיקה בו "apprehendit eum", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. m העזה פניה "et roboravit facies suas", Montanus; "vultumque suum obfirmavit", Schultens, so Michaelis; "obfirmabat", Cocceius.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 7:13. So she caught him — Laid fast hold on him, and kissed him, to show that she was affectionately attached to him.
And with an impudent face — העזה פניה heezzah paneyha, "she strengthened her countenance," assumed the most confident look she could; endeavoured to appear friendly and sincere.
