Proverbs 7:16
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
- KJV
- I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
- WEB
- I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
- ASV
- I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
- DARBY
- I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt;
- BLB
- With coverings I have spread my couch, [with] colored linen of Egypt.
- ÅB
- Jeg har bredt tepper over min seng, brokete tepper av egyptisk garn.
- OTB
- Jeg har pyntet min seng med tepper, med fargede laken fra Egypt.
- B1930
- Jeg har bredt tepper over min seng, brokete tepper av egyptisk garn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 19:9
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
Read in contextEzekiel 27:7
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Read in contextRevelation 2:22
Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
Read in contextProverbs 31:22
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Read in context1 Kings 10:28
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:7–10
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 1:16
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
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