New English Translation
Proverbs 7:16
16I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.
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 fresh meat at home; today I have fulfilled my vows! 15That is why I came out to meet you, to look for you, and I found you! I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt. 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning, let’s delight ourselves with sexual intercourse.
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 2:22Look! I am throwing her onto a bed of violent illness, and those who commit adultery with her into terrible suffering, unless they repent of her deeds.
- 1 Kings 10:28Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.
- Isaiah 19:9Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.
- Ezekiel 27:7Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was used for your deck’s awning.
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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