Proverbs 7:19
For the husband is not in his house, he hath gone on a journey afar;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
In Context
18Come! let us take our fill of endearments, until morning, let us delight ourselves with caresses;
20A bag of silver, hath he taken in his hand, On the day of the full moon, will he enter his house.
Cross References
Matthew 20:11And, having received it, they began to murmur against the householder, saying—
Matthew 24:48But, if that wicked servant should say in his heart—My master, delayeth,
Luke 12:39But, of this, be taking note—Had the householder known, in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not suffered his house, to be digged through.
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 →