crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
Parallel translations
- WEB passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
- KJV Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
- NKJV Passing along the street near her corner; And he took the path to her house
- NASB Passing through the street near her corner; And he walks along the way to her house,
- NLT He was crossing the street near the house of an immoral woman, strolling down the path by her house.
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Quick answer
The young man heads down the street toward the seductress's house. Drifting near temptation is a step toward falling.
Overview
The naive youth makes his way to the corner near her house, deliberately moving toward danger. His path shows how foolishness leads one into the very place of temptation. The detail warns that we often court sin by going where we ought not.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Cor 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
- Judg 16:1One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.
- Prov 7:12Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
- 2 Sam 11:2–3One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
- 2 Tim 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Jude 1:23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
- Prov 5:8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
- Prov 4:14–15Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
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