Bibelkommentare

A farther exhortation to acquire wisdom, in order to be preserved from impure connections, Proverbs 7:1-5. The character of a harlot, and her conduct towards a youth who fell into her snare, vv. 6-23. Solemn exhortations to avoid this evil, Proverbs 7:24-27.

My son, keep my words - See Proverbs 2:1.

As the apple of thine eye - As the pupil of the eye, which is of such essential necessity to sight, and so easily injured.

Bind them upon thy fingers - See on Proverbs 3:3 (note).

Thou art my sister - Thou art my dearest friend, and I will treat thee as such.

The strange woman - The prostitute, the adulteress.

I looked through my casement - The casement is a small aperture in a large window, or a window opening on hinges. Here it means the lattice, for they had no glass windows in the East. And the latticed windows produced a double advantage

1. Making the apartments sufficiently private; and

2. Admitting fresh air to keep them cool.

Among the simple ones - The inexperienced, inconsiderate young men.

A young man void of understanding - בעל ראשאהץ חסר לב, "destitute of a heart." He had not wisdom to discern the evil intended; nor courage to resist the flatteries of the seducer.