Bible Commentaries

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 7

Verse 2

Live - Thou shalt live. Eye - With all possible care and diligence.


Verse 3

Bind them - As a ring which is continually in a man's eye.


Verse 4

And call - Acquaint and delight thyself with her.


Verse 8

Passing - Idle and careless, near the corner of the street in which her house stood.


Verse 12

Without - Without the door of her house. Corner - Of the streets, where she might either conceal or discover herself, as she saw fit.


Verse 14

Offerings - I have paid my peace - offerings which I had vowed. Whereby she signifies, that she had plentiful provisions at her house for his entertainment. For the peace - offerings were to be of the best flesh, Leviticus 22:21 , and a considerable part of these offerings fell to the offerer's share.


Verse 20

Hath taken - Which is an evidence that he designs to stay a considerable time. At the day - So that we need not fear any surprise.


Verse 22

As an ox - Going to it securely, as if it were going to a good pasture.


Verse 23

His liver - His vital parts, 'till his life be lost.

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