English Standard Version
Proverbs 7:19
19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey;
Proverbs 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
- New International Version (NIV)My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey;
- New Living Translation (NLT)for my husband is not home. He’s away on a long trip.
Context of Proverbs 7:19
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning; let us delight ourselves with love. For 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." 21With much seductive speech she persuades him; with her smooth talk she compels him.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:19 word by word
כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 7:19
- Matthew 20:11And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house,
- Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into.
- Luke 12:39But know this, that if the master of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have left his house to be broken into.
- Matthew 24:48But if that wicked servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed,'
- Mark 13:34It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake.
- Luke 12:45But if that servant says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19For the good man - Literally, "For the man is not in his house."Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The reference to the husband is probably a blind. The use of the word “goodman” is due to the wish of the English translators to give a colloquial character to this part of their Version. The Hebrew is merely “the man.” A touch of scorn may be noticed in the form of speech: not “my husband,” but simply “the man.”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
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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
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