Proverbs 7:15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Proverbs 7:15 in other translations
| BSB | So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you. |
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| WEB | Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you. |
| ASV | Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. |
| YLT | Therefore I have come forth to meet thee, To seek earnestly thy face, and I find thee. |
| DARBY | therefore came I forth to meet thee, to seek earnestly thy face, and I have found thee. |
| BBE | So I came out in the hope of meeting you, looking for you with care, and now I have you. |
| Webster | Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. |
What does Proverbs 7:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 7:13-15
13-15. The preparations for a feast do not necessarily imply peculiar religious professions. The offerer retained part of the victim for a feast (Le 3:9, &c.). This feast she professes was prepared for him whom she boldly addresses as one sought specially to partake of it.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27
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…
Proverbs 7:15 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Proverbs 7:14
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
- Proverbs 7:15
Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
- Proverbs 7:16
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs 7:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por tanto he salido á encontrarte, buscando diligentemente tu rostro, y te he hallado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | c’est pourquoi je suis sortie à ta rencontre pour chercher ton visage, et je t’ai trouvé. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | darum bin ich ausgegangen, dir entgegen, um dein Antlitz zu suchen, und dich habe dich gefunden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | idcirco egressa sum in occursum tuum, desiderans te videre, et reperi. |