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Proverbs 7:9

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 7:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.
Proverbs 7:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6For at the window of my house I looked forth through my lattice;
7And I beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, A young man void of understanding,
8Passing through the street near her corner; And he went the way to her house,
9In the twilight, in the evening of the day, In the middle of the night and in the darkness.
10And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.
11She is clamorous and wilful; Her feet abide not in her house:
12Now she is in the streets, now in the broad places, And lieth in wait at every corner.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.] Which is the usual time adulterers take to commit their works of darkness in, by which they think to conceal them; they being such as they themselves do not care should be seen and known, (<182415>Job 24:15); their works will not bear the sun and daylight, therefore they take the twilight and when the sun is set; and choose the night, and not light nights neither, but the blackest and darkest nights, as fittest for their purpose; most likely to meet with harlots, and less liable to be seen by their neighbours; but always to be seen by the omniscient God, with whom the darkness and the light are both alike. Perhaps these several…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The time, twilight, ending in darkness. black . . . night--literally, "pupil," or, "eye," that is, middle of night.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:9 Foolish actions are often associated with darkness (see 4:18-19; Eccl 2:13-14).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the twilight: Gen 39:11; Job 24:13-15; Rom 13:12-14; Eph 5:11 evening: Heb. evening of the day, Exo 12:6 \*marg. Proverbs 7:10”
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