Proverbs 7:20

Proverbs 7:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
• New International Version (NIV)He took his purse filled with money and will not be home till full moon.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has taken a bag of money with him, And will come home on the appointed day.”

Context of Proverbs 7:20

18Come, let us revel in love until the morning, let us delight ourselves with loves. 19For the husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey; he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon. 21With her much enticement she beguiled him; with the smoothness of her lips she constrained him. 22He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks [serve] for the correction of the fool;

Proverbs 7:20 word by word

צְֽרוֹר־הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• moonכֶּ֫סֶאkese' keseh · full moonH3677

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He hath taken - Literally, "The money bag he hath taken in his hand." He is gone a journey of itinerant merchandising. This seems to be what is intended. And will come home at the day appointed - הכסא ליום leyom hakkase, the time fixed for a return from such a journey. The Vulgate says, "at the full moon." The Targum, "the day of the assembly." In other words, He will return by the approaching festival.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-27Verses 6-27 Here is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same place. The misery of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2018-20. There is no fear of discovery.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:20

• Adultery
• Blindness
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Hypocrisy
• Ignorance
• Lasciviousness
• Money
• Temptation
• Women
• Young Men

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Commentaries on Proverbs 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings