Proverbs 7 Comparison: Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims
Proverbs 7
1My son, guard my words and conceal my precepts within you.
2Son, preserve my commandments, and you shall live. And keep my law as the pupil of your eye.
3Bind it with your fingers; write it on the tablets of your heart.
4Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call prudence your friend.
5So may she guard you from the woman who is an outsider, and from the stranger who sweetens her words.
6For I gaze from the window of my house, through the lattice,
7and I see little ones. I consider a frenzied youth,
8who crosses the street at the corner and close to the way of that house.
9He steps into shadows, as day becomes evening, into the darkness and gloom of the night.
10And behold, a woman meets him, dressed like a harlot, prepared to captivate souls: chattering and rambling,
11unwilling to bear silence, unable to keep her feet at home,
12now outside, now in the streets, now lying in ambush near the corners.
13And overtaking the youth, she kisses him, and with a provocative face, she flatters him, saying:
14“I vowed sacrifices for well-being. Today I have repaid my vows.
15Because of this, I have gone out to meet you, desiring to see you, and I have found you.
16I have woven my bed with cords. I have strewn it with embroidered tapestries from Egypt.
17I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloe, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us be inebriated in abundance, and let us delight in the embraces of desire, until the day begins to dawn.
19For my husband is not in his house. He has gone away on a very long journey.
20He took with him a bag of money. He will return to his house on the day of the full moon.”
21She enmeshed him with many words, and she drew him forward with the flattery of her lips.
22Immediately, he follows her, like an ox being led to the sacrifice, and like a lamb acting lasciviously, and not knowing that he is being drawn foolishly into chains,
23until the arrow pierces his liver. It is just as if a bird were to hurry into the snare. And he does not know that his actions endanger his own soul.
24Therefore, my son, hear me now, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25Do not let your mind be pulled into her ways. And do not be deceived by her paths.
26For she has tossed aside many wounded, and some of those who were very strong have been slain by her.
27Her household is the way to Hell, reaching even to the inner places of death.
Proverbs 7
1My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,
2Keep my commandments, and thou shalt live: and my law as the apple of thy eye:
3Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart.
4Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
5That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words.
6For I looked out of the window of my house through the lattice,
7And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man,
8Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house,
9In the dark when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night.
10And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire, prepared to deceive souls: talkative and wandering,
11Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,
12Now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners.
13And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:
14I vowed victims for prosperity, this day I have paid my vows.
15Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee.
16I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought from Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us be inebriated with the breasts, and let us enjoy the desired embraces, till the day appear.
19For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey.
20He took with him a bag of money: he will return home the day of the full moon.
21She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.
22Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
23Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.
24Now, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25Let not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths.
26For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her.
27Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.
Understanding Catholic Public Domain vs Douay-Rheims in Proverbs 7
Catholic Public Domain (CPDV)
Modern Catholic translation in the public domain with deuterocanonical books. Clear, contemporary English while preserving a formal tone. A strong option for Catholic reading plans and study.
Douay-Rheims (DRC)
Traditional Catholic English translation from the Latin Vulgate. Includes deuterocanonical books used in Catholic tradition. Best for readers who want a classic, historically influential Catholic Bible.
You are viewing a side-by-side comparison of Proverbs 7 in the Catholic Public Domain and Douay-Rheims. Comparing these two versions can help shed light on the nuances of the original text.
Key Comparison: Proverbs 7:16
"I have woven my bed with cords. I have strewn it with embroidered tapestries from Egypt."
"I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought from Egypt."
