Proverbs 7:16
I have woven my bed with cords. I have strewn it with embroidered tapestries from Egypt.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
In Context
15Because of this, I have gone out to meet you, desiring to see you, and I have found you.
17I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloe, and cinnamon.
Cross References
Proverbs 31:22She has made embroidered clothing for herself. Fine linen and purple is her garment.
Song of Solomon 3:7Chorus to Bride: Lo, sixty strong ones, out of all the strongest in Israel, stand watch at the bed of Solomon,
Ezekiel 27:7Colorful fine linen from Egypt was woven for you as a sail to be placed upon the mast; hyacinth and purple from the islands of Elishah were made into your covering.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 7:7-24
The Foolish Young Man; Enticements of the Adulteress. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 12 Now… Read the whole commentary →