Proverbs 7:16
Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark-hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
In Context
15For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:
17I have sprinkled my bed, with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon:
Cross References
Proverbs 31:22Coverlets, she maketh for herself, Of white linen and of purple, is her clothing:
Song of Solomon 3:7Lo! his couch,’tis Solomon’s own, Threescore heroes, around it,—of the heroes of Israel:
Ezekiel 27:7Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, was thy sail, To serve thee for ensign,— Blue and purple from the shores of Aeolis became thine awning:
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 →