10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him, dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
10 And behold, the woman meets him, dressed as a prostitute, wily of heart.
10 Just then, a woman met him - she'd been lying in wait for him, dressed to seduce him.
10 And there a woman met him, With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
10 The woman approached him, seductively dressed and sly of heart.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 7:10
Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27
(Read Proverbs 7:6-27)
Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of self-ruined sinners began in disregard to God's blessed commands. We ought daily to pray that we may be kept from running into temptation, else we invite the enemies of our souls to spread snares for us. Ever avoid the neighbourhood of vice. Beware of sins which are said to be pleasant sins. They are the more dangerous, because they most easily gain the heart, and close it against repentance. Do nothing till thou hast well considered the end of it. Were a man to live as long as Methuselah, and to spend all his days in the highest delights sin can offer, one hour of the anguish and tribulation that must follow, would far outweigh them.