Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 7:16
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of 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
14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows. 15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Read all of Proverbs 7Proverbs 7:16 word by word
מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 7:16
- Revelation 2:22Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
- 1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
- Isaiah 19:9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
- Ezekiel 27:7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
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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