God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 7:19
19because my husband’s not home. He has gone on a long trip.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For 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;
Context of Proverbs 7:19
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, because my husband’s not home. He has gone on a long trip. 20He took lots of money with him. He won’t be home for a couple of weeks.” 21With all her seductive charms, she persuades him. With her smooth lips, she makes him give in.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:19 word by word
כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:19
- Matthew 20:11Although they took it, they began to protest to the owner.
- Matthew 24:43You realize that if a homeowner had known at what time of the night a thief was coming, he would have stayed awake. He would not have let the thief break into his house.
- Luke 12:39“Of course, you realize that if the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let him break into his house.
- Matthew 24:48On the other hand, that servant, if he is wicked, may think that it will be a long time before his master comes.
- Mark 13:34It is like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge. He assigned work to each one and ordered the guard to be alert.
- Luke 12:45On the other hand, that servant may think that his master is taking a long time to come home. The servant may begin to beat the other servants and to eat, 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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