Proverbs 7:17
15 So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses!
19 For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
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 perfumed my bed with myrrh, with aloes, and with cinnamon.
- KJV
- I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- WEB
- I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- ASV
- I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- DARBY
- I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- BLB
- I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- ÅB
- Jeg har strødd mitt leie med myrra, aloé og kanel.
- OTB
- Jeg har duftet min seng med myrra, aloe og kanel.
- B1930
- Jeg har strødd mitt leie med myrra, aloë og kanel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 45:8
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
Read in contextIsaiah 57:7–9
On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
Read in contextSong of Solomon 4:13–14
Your branches are an orchard of pomegranates with the choicest of fruits, with henna and nard,
Read in contextExodus 30:23
“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,
Read in contextSong of Solomon 3:6
Who is this coming up from the wilderness like a column of smoke, scented with myrrh and frankincense from all the spices of the merchant?
Read in context