unfoldingWord_en_tn/pro/07/19.md

880 B

is not at his house

"is not at home"

full moon

The moon is said to be full when it is a perfectly round disk, shining at its brightest.

she turned him

To persuade someone to act in a certain way is spoken of as if it were changing the direction that person was walking. AT: "she persuaded him" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

her ... she ... him

The female is the married woman who wants to sleep with "him," the young man.

smooth lips

Here "lips" represents what a person says. When a person flatters someone else by saying things that are not sincere, these words are spoken of as if they were a smooth object. AT: "flattering, deceiving words" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

she misled him

"she persuaded him to do something evil" AT: "she convinced him to sin with her"