Proverbs 7:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”

Proverbs 7:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 7:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.”

Proverbs 7:12 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.)”

Proverbs 7:12 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Now in an out-place, now in broad places, And near every corner she lieth in wait) --”

Proverbs 7:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“now without, now in the broadways, — and she lieth in wait at every corner.”

Proverbs 7:12 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)”

Proverbs 7:12 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:12 in Context — Proverbs 7

10 Y he aquí, una mujer que le sale al encuentro con atavío de ramera, astuta de corazón,

11 Alborotadora y rencillosa, sus pies no pueden estar en casa;

12 Unas veces de fuera, ó bien por las plazas, acechando por todas las esquinas.

13 Y traba de él, y bésalo; desvergonzó su rostro, y díjole:

14 Sacrificios de paz había prometido, hoy he pagado mis votos;

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What Does Proverbs 7:12 Mean?

Proverbs 7:12 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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