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Proverbs 7:21

Proverbs 7:21
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He goeth after her straightway,.... Or "suddenly" (g); and inconsiderately, giving himself no time to think of what would be the sad consequences of it;

as an ox goeth to the slaughter; as senseless…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Fair speech - The Hebrew word is usually translated “doctrine,” or “learning” Pro 1:5; Pro 4:2; Pro 9:9; possibly it is used here in keen irony.

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Proverbs 7:6-23

Solomon here, to enforce the caution he had given against the sin of whoredom, tells a story of a young man that was ruined to all intents and purposes by the enticements of an adulterous woman. Such…