Passage Research
Proverbs 7 — Sermon Preparation
A vivid narrative depicting a naive young man lured at twilight by a seductive and calculating adulteress who leads him to ruin like an ox to slaughter. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 27
- verses
- 193 / 145
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 7 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵמֶר | ʼêmer | H561 | 3 | something said |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 4 | heart, feelings |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 4 | road, trodden |
| אִישׁוֹן | ʼîyshôwn | H380 | 2 | little man, pupil |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 3 | hedge, guard |
| פִּנָּה | pinnâh | H6438 | 2 | angle, pinnacle |
| קִרְאָה | qirʼâh | H7125 | 2 | encountering, opposite |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of self-ruined sinners began in disregard to God's blessed commands. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 7:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Prov 7:16
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