Proverbs 7:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 7:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 7:12 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 7:12 — KJV
“Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)”
— Proverbs 7:12 (KJV)
Proverbs 7:12 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 7:12
“Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:12: now, without, lieth
“For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:12: now, streets, every
“Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. woven: or, wrought”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:12: now, without, every
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:12: now, every
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:12: now, every
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