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Proverbs 7:18 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 7 · verse 18
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.Proverbs 7:18 · King James Version
Proverbs 7:18 in context
16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- morningbôqerproperly, dawnH1242 →
- solaceʻâlaçto leap for joyH5965 →
- Comeyâlakto walkH3212 →
- fillrâvâhto slake the thirstH7301 →
- lovedôwdto loveH1730 →
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Solomon here, to enforce the caution he had given against the sin of whoredom, tells a story of a young man that was ruined to all intents and purposes by the enticements of an adulterous woman.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-23