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


In Context

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

19 For the manager is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

20 He has taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

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

22 He goes after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life.

Proverbs 7:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:21With persuasive words she led him astray; she seduced him with her smooth talk.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:21She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:21With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forceth him away.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:21With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:21She turneth him aside with the abundance of her speech, With the flattery of her lips she forceth him.