Proverbs 7:17
I've sprinkled perfume on my bed—myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
In Context
16My bed is made, covered with colorful linens from Egypt.
18Come with me, let's make love until the morning. Let's enjoy one another in our love-making!
Cross References
Exodus 30:23“Take the best quality spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of aromatic reed,
Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among the noblewomen; the queen stands beside you on your right, wearing jewelry made of gold from Ophir.
Song of Solomon 4:13Your channel is a paradise of pomegranates, full of the best fruits, with henna and nard,
Isaiah 57:7You have committed adultery by idol worship on every high mountain; you went there to offer pagan sacrifices.
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 →