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Proverbs 7:15
So I have come out to meet you, to look for you, and I have found you.
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Christian Standard Bible®
So I came out to meet you,to search for you, and I’ve found you.
So I came out to meet you,to search for you, and I’ve found you.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore I came out to meet you, To diligently seek your face, And I have found you.
Therefore I came out to meet you, To diligently seek your face, And I have found you.
King James Version
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
English Standard Version
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
New Century Version
So I have come out to meet you; I have been looking for you and have found you.
So I have come out to meet you; I have been looking for you and have found you.
New English Translation
That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!
That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!
Amplified Bible
"So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering], Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
"So I came out to meet you [that you might share with me the feast of my offering], Diligently I sought your face and I have found you.
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.
"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence diligently, and I have found you.
World English Bible
Therefore I came out to meet you, To diligently seek your face, And I have found you.
Therefore I came out to meet you, To diligently seek your face, And I have found you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore I have come out to meet you,To seek your face earnestly, and I have found you.
Therefore I have come out to meet you,To seek your face earnestly, and I have found you.
Berean Standard Bible
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Contemporary English Version
So I came looking for you, and here you are!
So I came looking for you, and here you are!
Complete Jewish Bible
This is why I came out to meet you, to look for you; now I've found you.
This is why I came out to meet you, to look for you; now I've found you.
Darby Translation
therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee.
therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
and I still have plenty of food left. So I came out to find you, and here you are!
and I still have plenty of food left. So I came out to find you, and here you are!
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore I came out to meet you, for I have been waiting to see you, and now I have found you.
Therefore I came out to meet you, for I have been waiting to see you, and now I have found you.
Good News Translation
So I came out looking for you. I wanted to find you, and here you are!
So I came out looking for you. I wanted to find you, and here you are!
Lexham English Bible
So I have come out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
So I have come out to meet you, to seek your face, and I have found you.
Literal Translation
so I came out to meet you, earnestly to seek your face, and I have found you.
so I came out to meet you, earnestly to seek your face, and I have found you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Therfore came I forth to mete the, that I might seke thy face, and so I haue founde the.
Therfore came I forth to mete the, that I might seke thy face, and so I haue founde the.
American Standard Version
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Bible in Basic English
So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.
So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore came I forth to meete thee, diligently to seeke thy face, and I haue found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meete thee, diligently to seeke thy face, and I haue found thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therefore came I foorth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face, and so haue I founde thee.
Therefore came I foorth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face, and so haue I founde thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.
English Revised Version
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Y yede out in to thi meetyng, and Y desiride to se thee; and Y haue founde thee.
Therfor Y yede out in to thi meetyng, and Y desiride to se thee; and Y haue founde thee.
Update Bible Version
Therefore I came forth to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, and I have found you.
Therefore I came forth to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, and I have found you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
New King James Version
So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
New Living Translation
You're the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
You're the one I was looking for! I came out to find you, and here you are!
New Revised Standard
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you!
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:
For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee.
Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee.
Revised Standard Version
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
so now I have come out to meet you, to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.
Young's Literal Translation
Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.
Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
"Therefore I have come out to meet you, To seek your presence earnestly, and I have found you.
Contextual Overview
6 For I looked out through the wood-work at the window of my house. 7 And I saw among the child-like and among the young people a young man without wisdom and understanding. 8 He passed through the street near her corner and took the path to her house, 9 in the light of the evening, after it was dark. 10 See, a woman comes to meet him. She is dressed like a woman who sells the use of her body, and with a heart that wants to fool and trap someone. 11 She is loud and has a strong self-will. Her feet do not stay at home. 12 She is now in the street, now in the center of town where people gather. She lies in wait at every corner. 13 So she catches him and kisses him. With a hard face she says to him, 14 "It was time for me to give gifts on the altar in worship, and today I have paid what I promised. 15 So I have come out to meet you, to look for you, and I have found you.
Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References
Genesis 7:19
The water got higher and higher upon the earth until all the high mountains under heaven were covered.
The water got higher and higher upon the earth until all the high mountains under heaven were covered.
Genesis 7:20
But the water went about four times taller than a man above the tops of the mountains.
But the water went about four times taller than a man above the tops of the mountains.
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf will live with the lamb. The leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the young lion and the young fat animal will lie down together. And a little boy will lead them.
The wolf will live with the lamb. The leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the young lion and the young fat animal will lie down together. And a little boy will lead them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore came I forth to meet thee,.... Having so much good cheer at home, and none to eat of it with her; and having so fond and affectionate a regard to this young man, as she pretended; he being the only person in her thoughts, whom she hoped to meet with, and whose company she desired, and his only; though, had she met any other, she would have said the same things to them. Aben Ezra, upon Proverbs 7:14, says, she told him lies; probably that might be true; but this was no doubt a lie; and it is no unusual thing for the whore of Rome to speak lies in hypocrisy, 1 Timothy 4:2;
diligently to seek thy face; which of all faces she desired to see, being most lovely to her; with the comeliness of which she was exceedingly taken and ravished, and got up betimes in the morning, as the word n signifies, even before day, to seek for him;
and I have found thee; which she speaks with a rapture and ecstasy of joy; blessing herself on this happy occasion, that she should come out so opportunely, and find him so quickly; intimating, that it was a kind providence, and that the thing was of God: so conversions to the antichristian church, which are the artifice of hell, are ascribed to the divine Being.
n לשחר "ad quaerendum mane", Montanus.
