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


In Context

18 Come, we are filled with loves till the morning, We delight ourselves in loves.

19 For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.

20 A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'

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

22 He is going after her straightway, As an ox unto the slaughter he cometh, And as a fetter unto the chastisement of a fool,

23 Till an arrow doth split his liver, As a bird hath hastened unto a snare, And hath not known that it is for its 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 American 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.