Bible Strands
Proverbs 7:14
“I have made my peace offerings; today I have paid my vows.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The woman in Proverbs 7 speaks to the young man she has just seized and kissed. She delivers this statement immediately after her brazen advance and before explaining she came out specifically to find him.
The words — The verse centers on שְׁלָמִים (she.la.Mim) meaning peace offerings and נְדָרָי (ne.da.Rai) meaning my vows. These terms denote formal religious payments and binding commitments made to God.
The thread — The peace offering is defined in Leviticus 7:11 as regulated worship law and in Deuteronomy 12:6 as a proper offering brought to the designated place. Proverbs 21:27 directly contrasts this practice by declaring the sacrifice of the wicked detestable when offered with ill intent.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that religious terminology can be deployed as a tool for deception. It requires the reader to distinguish between genuine worship regulated by law and hollow piety used to manipulate others.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
- Leviticus 7:11 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
- Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
- Proverbs 17:1 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
- John 18:28 Then they led Jesus away from Caiaphas into the Praetorium. By now it was early morning, and the Jews did not enter the Praetorium, to avoid being defiled and unable to eat the Passover.
- Leviticus 7:15 The meat of the sacrifice of his peace offering of thanksgiving must be eaten on the day he offers it; none of it may be left until morning.
- 2 Samuel 15:7 After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.
- 1 Kings 21:9 In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.