Proverbs 7:16
I have spread coverings on my bed, 1 colored linens from Egypt. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
In Context
15so came I out to meet you, 1 to eagerly seek your face, and I have found you. 1
17I have sprinkled my bed 1 with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 31:22She makes coverings for her bed, 1 and she wears clothes of fine purple linen. 1
Song of Solomon 3:7Look, it is the bed of Solomon; 1 sixty warriors surround it, 1 sixty soldiers of Israel. 1
Ezekiel 27:7Your sails were made from colorful linen from Egypt that served as your banner; 1 the colors of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah are used for the awning on your boat. 1
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 →