Proverbs 7:18

Proverbs 7:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
• New International Version (NIV)Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning; let’s enjoy ourselves with love!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Come, let us take our fill of love until morning; Let us delight ourselves with love.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

Context of Proverbs 7:18

16I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen; 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love. 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; 20he took a bag of money with him; at full moon he will come home."

Proverbs 7:18 word by word

לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד־הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בָּאֳהָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Comeיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• let us take our fillרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• of loveדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: loveH1730
• until the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• let us solaceעָלַס‛âlas · to rejoiceH5965
• ourselves with lovesאֹ֫הַב'ôhab · belovedH159

Commentaries on Proverbs 7:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Come, let us take our fill of love - דדים נרוה nirveh dodim, "Let us revel in the breasts;" and then it is added, "Let us solace ourselves with loves," באהבים נתעלסה nithallesah boohabim ; "let us gratify each other with loves, with the utmost delights." This does not half express the original; but I forbear. The speech shows the brazen face of this woman, well translated by the Vulgate, "Veni, inebriemur uberibus; et fruamur cupidinis amplexibus." And…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. 18let us take our fill of love: see Song of Solomon 5:1.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2018-20. There is no fear of discovery.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 7:18

• Adultery
• Blindness
• Harlot (Prostitute)
• Hypocrisy
• Ignorance
• Lasciviousness
• 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