Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,
passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices3
And walks towards her house. He who has turned from the way of truth, rightly appropriates the way to the house of the harlot or heretic; which is fittingly placed, as we have explained, both in the street and near the corner.
Bede· Commentary on Proverbs, 735patristic
Passing through the street near her corner,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
He went the way to her house - She appears to have had a corner house sufficiently remarkable; and a way from the main street to it.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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2 Timothy 2:22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
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1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
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For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.
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Jude 1:23save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
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Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches8
One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman.
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
save others by snatching them from the fire; and to still others show mercy tempered with fear, hating even the clothing stained by the flesh.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,
One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.
Now in the street, now in the squares, she lurks at every corner.
