Proverbs 7:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He has taken a bag of money with him; he will not return until the end of the month.”

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  • 2 Chr 2:4 : 4 Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the LORD my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the LORD our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.

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    21She turned him aside with her persuasions; with her smooth talk she was enticing him along.

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  • Prov 7:8-15
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    8He was passing by the street near her corner, making his way along the road to her house

    9in the twilight, the evening, in the dark of the night.

    10Suddenly a woman came out to meet him! She was dressed like a prostitute and with secret intent.

    11(She is loud and rebellious, she does not remain at home–

    12at one time outside, at another in the wide plazas, and by every corner she lies in wait.)

    13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,

    14“I have meat from my peace offerings at home; today I have fulfilled my vows!

    15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you!

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  • Prov 6:31
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    31Yet if he is caught he must repay seven times over, he might even have to give all the wealth of his house.

  • Prov 27:13
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    13Take a man’s garment when he has given security for a stranger, and hold him in pledge on behalf of a stranger.

  • Job 15:22-23
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  • Deut 20:7
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    7Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her.”

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    14“It’s worthless! It’s worthless!” says the buyer, but when he goes on his way, he boasts.

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    14accusing her of impropriety and defaming her reputation by saying,“I married this woman but when I approached her for marital relations I discovered she was not a virgin!”

  • Matt 25:18-19
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    18But the one who had received one talent went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money in it.

    19After a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

  • Exod 22:15-16
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    15If its owner was with it, he will not have to pay; if it was hired, what was paid for the hire covers it.

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    7“If a man gives his neighbor money or articles for safekeeping, and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is caught, he must repay double.

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    26The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master was staying until it became light.

  • Luke 19:12
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    12Therefore he said,“A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.

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    16So she laid his outer garment beside her until his master came home.

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    21However, if the injured servant survives one or two days, the owner will not be punished, for he has suffered the loss.

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    21Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the LORD had made his journey successful or not.

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    34and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”

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    28A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.

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    7When the man got ready to leave, his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night.

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    20Terrors overwhelm him like a flood; at night a whirlwind carries him off.

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    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

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