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

18So come and join me for the night. We can lie in each other's arms. All night, we can enjoy as much sex as we like. 19My husband is not at home. He has gone away on a long journey. He took a big bag of money with him. He will not come back until later this month.’ 21With those sweet words she deceived the young man. She made him want to be with her. 22Suddenly he hurried to follow her! He went like an ox that men are leading to its death. He went like a deer that is running towards a trap.

Proverbs 7:20 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hath takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• a bagצְרוֹרtserôr tserôr · bundleH6872
• of moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• with himיָדyâd · hand: toH3027
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• homeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• at the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• appointedכֶּ֫סֶאkese' 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

In the dictionaries

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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