Pro 7:1-5 | Clarke | STEP | A farther exhortation to acquire wisdom, in order to be preserved from impure connections, . The character of a harlot, and her conduct towards a youth who fell into her snare, vv. 6-23. Solemn exhortations to avoid this evil, . Verse 1 My son, keep my words

Proverbs 7:1-5

Introduction

A farther exhortation to acquire wisdom, in order to be preserved from impure connections, Pro 7:1-5. The character of a harlot, and her conduct towards a youth who fell into her snare, vv. 6-23. Solemn exhortations to avoid this evil, Pro 7:24-27.

Verse 1

My son, keep my words - See Pro 2:1. Verse 2

As the apple of thine eye - As the pupil of the eye, which is of such essential necessity to sight, and so easily injured. Verse 3

Bind them upon thy fingers - See on Pro 3:3 (note). Verse 4

Thou art my sister - Thou art my dearest friend, and I will treat thee as such. Verse 5

The strange woman - The prostitute, the adulteress.