God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:16
16I’ve made my bed, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
Proverbs 7:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
- New International Version (NIV)I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egyptian linen;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
Context of Proverbs 7:16
14“I have some sacrificial meat. Today I kept my vows. 15That’s why I came to meet you. Eagerly, I looked for you, and I’ve found you. I’ve made my bed, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen. 17I’ve sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning. Let’s enjoy making love,
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:16 word by word
מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:16
- Revelation 2:22Watch me! I’m going to throw her into a sickbed. Those who commit sexual sins with her will also suffer a lot, unless they turn away from what she is doing.
- 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.
- Isaiah 19:9Linenworkers and weavers will be ashamed.
- Ezekiel 27:7Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. They were like your flags. Your awnings were violet and purple. They came from the coasts of Elishah.
Commentaries on Proverbs 7:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I have decked my bed - ערשי arsi, "my couch or sofa;" distinguished from משכבי mishcabi, "my bed," Proverbs 7:17, the place to sleep on, as the other was the place to recline on at meals. The tapestry, מרבדים marbaddim, mentioned here seems to refer to the covering of the sofa; exquisitely woven and figured cloth. אטון חטבות chatuboth etun, the Targum translates painted carpets, such as were manufactured in Egypt; some kind of embroidered or embossed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The words point to the art and commerce which flourished under Solomon. Carved works - Most commentators take the original as meaning “striped coverlets of linen of Egypt.”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. 16-17She focuses on her bed and exotic perfumes like myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon, which have clear sexual implications (see Song of Solomon 4:13û14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. my bed--or, "couch," adorned in the costliest manner.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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