Jehu went to Jezreel, and Jezebel heard the news. She put her makeup on and fixed her hair. Then she stood by the window and looked out.
Proverbs 6:25 - Easy To Read Version That woman might be beautiful. But don’t let that beauty burn inside you and tempt you. Don’t let her eyes capture you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Lust not after her beauty in your heart, neither let her capture you with her eyelids. American Standard Version (1901) Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Common English Bible Don’t desire her beauty in secret; don’t let her take you in with her eyelashes, Catholic Public Domain Version Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks: |
Jehu went to Jezreel, and Jezebel heard the news. She put her makeup on and fixed her hair. Then she stood by the window and looked out.
“I made an agreement with my eyes\par not to look at a girl in a way\par that would make me want her.\par
The Lord says, “The women in Zion {\cf2\super [33]} have become very proud. They walk around with their heads in the air, acting like they are better than other people. Those women flirt with their eyes. And they dance around making noise with their ankle bracelets.”
Judah, you have been destroyed.\par So what are you doing now?\par Why are you putting on your best red dress?\par Why are you putting on your gold jewelry?\par Why are you putting on your eye makeup?\par You make yourself beautiful,\par but it is a waste of time.\par Your lovers hate you.\par They are trying to kill you.\par
“They have sent for men from faraway places. You sent a messenger to these men. And those men came to see you. You bathed for them, painted your eyes, and put on your jewelry.
But I tell you that if a person looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, then that person has already done that sin with the woman in his mind.
“You must not want another man’s wife. You must not want his house, his fields, his men and women servants, his cows or his donkeys. You must not want to take anything that belongs to another person!”