Proverbs 7

“My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.” The line’s distinctive content terms include commandments, keep, words. Its relationship to verses 2 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.” Naming Keep keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.” Naming Bind keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:” Naming Say and Thou keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.” The line’s distinctive content terms include flattereth, keep, strange. Its relationship to verses 4 and 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,” The line’s distinctive content terms include beheld, discerned, ones. Its relationship to verses 6 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,” Naming Passing keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:” The line’s distinctive content terms include black, dark, evening. Its relationship to verses 8 and 10 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.” The line’s distinctive content terms include attire, harlot, heart. Its relationship to verses 9 and 11 shows what work it does in this passage.

“(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:” Naming She keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)” The line’s distinctive content terms include corner, lieth, streets. Its relationship to verses 11 and 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.” The line’s distinctive content terms include offerings, payed, peace. Its relationship to verses 13 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.” Naming Egypt keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.” The line’s distinctive content terms include aloes, cinnamon, myrrh. Its relationship to verses 16 and 18 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.” The line’s distinctive content terms include appointed, home, money. Its relationship to verses 19 and 21 shows what work it does in this passage.

“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.” The line’s distinctive content terms include caused, fair, flattering. Its relationship to verses 20 shows what work it does in this passage.

“He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;” The line’s distinctive content terms include goeth, correction, fool. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.” Naming Till keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.” Naming Hearken keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.” The line’s distinctive content terms include astray, decline, heart. Its relationship to verses 24 and 26 shows what work it does in this passage.

“For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.” Naming Her keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.