Proverbs 7:10
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle of heart.
American King James Version (AKJV)
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtle of heart.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And the woman came out to him, in the dress of a loose woman, with a designing heart;
Webster's Revision
And behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtil of heart.
World English Bible
Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and wily of heart.
Clarke's Proverbs 7:10 Bible Commentary
A woman with the attire of a harlot - It appears that sitting in some open place, and covering the face, or having a veil of a peculiar kind on, was the evidence of a harlot, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:15-19. No doubt, in Solomon's time, they had other distinctions. In all other countries, and in all times. the show of their countenance did testify against them; they declared their sin as Sodom; they hid it not. However, this does not seem to have been a mere prostitute; for she was, according to her own declaration, a married woman, and kept house, Proverbs 7:19, if her assertions relative to this were not falsehoods, and calculated the better to render him secure, and prevent the suspicion of endangering himself by cohabiting with a common woman; which I am rather inclined to think was the case, for she was subtle of heart.
