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So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
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The Aggression of Temptation
Commentators emphasize the woman's shocking aggression. She doesn't subtly entice; she physically 'caught him, and kissed him.' Her 'impudent face' is described as a deliberate hardening of her expression, a 'brazen face' with no shame. This illustrates that temptation is not always passive but can be forceful, actively pursuing and seeking to overwhelm its target.
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Reformed Baptist
So she caught him, and kissed him The young man that went near her corner where she was plying, or in the way to her…
Presbyterian
Here is a moving example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will anyone dare to venture in…