John Wesley's Notes on the Bible

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Proverbs 7
An exhortation to cleave to wisdom, as a preservative from strange women, ver. 1-5. The snares they lay for unwary young men, ver. 6-23. A serious caution against coming near them, ver. 24-37.

Verse 2.   Live - Thou shalt live. Eye - With all possible care and diligence.

Verse 3.   Bind them - As a ring which is continually in a man's eye.

Verse 4.   And call - Acquaint and delight thyself with her.

Verse 8.   Passing - Idle and careless, near the corner of the street in which her house stood.

Verse 12.   Without - Without the door of her house. Corner - Of the streets, where she might either conceal or discover herself, as she saw fit.

Verse 14.   Offerings - I have paid my peace-offerings which I had vowed. Whereby she signifies, that she had plentiful provisions at her house for his entertainment. For the peace-offerings were to be of the best flesh, Lev. xxii, 21, and a considerable part of these offerings fell to the offerer's share.

Verse 20.   Hath taken - Which is an evidence that he designs to stay a considerable time. At the day - So that we need not fear any surprise.

Verse 22.   As an ox - Going to it securely, as if it were going to a good pasture.

Verse 23.   His liver - His vital parts, 'till his life be lost.


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