Proverbs 7:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 7:16

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14 “I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.

15 So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.

16 I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of ^aEgyptian linen.

17 I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.

19 For¹ my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;

20 He has taken a bag of money¹ with him,
And will come home¹ on the appointed day.”

21 With ^aher enticing speech she caused him to yield,
^bWith her flattering lips she¹ seduced him.

22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or¹ as a fool to the correction of the² stocks,

23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
^aAs a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it¹ would cost his life.

24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 7:16

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American Standard Version
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

Amplified® Bible
I have spread my couch with rugs {and} cushions of tapestry, with striped sheets of fine linen of Egypt.

Contemporary English Version
The sheets on my bed are bright-colored cloth from Egypt.

Darby English Version
I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt;

Good News Bible
I've covered my bed with sheets of colored linen from Egypt.

King James Version
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

New American Standard Bible
"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.

New International Version
I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.

New King James Version
I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I have spread my couch with coverings, With colored linens of Egypt.

Revised Standard Version
I have decked my couch with coverings, colored spreads of Egyptian linen;

Young's Literal Translation
`With' ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works -- cotton of Egypt.

New English Translation
I have spread my bed with elegant coverings,¹ with richly colored fabric² from Egypt.

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