Proverbs 7:16
Verse 16 of 27. The 7th of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
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.
16I 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.
19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
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Proverbs 7:16 in the World English Bible
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.Read Proverbs 7:16 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:16
To please his touch, the sheets are not of home-spun cloth; they are far-fetched and dear bought; they are of fine linen of Egypt, v. 16. To gratify his smell, it is perfumed with the sweetest scents, v. 17. Come, therefore, and let us take our fill of love, v. 18. Of love, does she say? Of lust she means, brutish lust; but it is a pity that the name of love should be thus abused.
Read Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:6–23: The Foolish Young Man; Enticements of the Adulteress.
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