Proverbs 7:21
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.”
נָטָה
To incline, to stretch out, to bend. Natah. He inclined His ear to me. God bends down to listen. He positions Himself to hear the faintest cry of His people.
לֶקַח
persuasiveness/ her
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לֶקַח
properly, something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer); also (in an active and sinister sense) inveiglement
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שָׂפָה
lips/ her
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שָׂפָה
Lip, edge, shore. Saphah. My lips shall praise You. The lips are the instrument of praise. What comes out of your mouth reveals the condition of your heart.
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נָדַח
she impels/ him
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נָדַח
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
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