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Proverbs 7:19 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 7 · verse 19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:Proverbs 7:19 · King James Version
Proverbs 7:19 in context
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.
21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- goodmanʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- homebayitha houseH1004 →
- gonehâlakto walkH1980 →
- longrâchôwqremote, literally or figuratively, of place or timeH7350 →
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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