Proverbs 7:16 KJV
I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Matthew Henry
- The arts of seducers, with warnings against themHere is an affecting example of the danger of youthful lusts. It is a history or a parable of the most instructive kind. Will any one dare to venture on...
Thompson Chains
- Pleasure-seekersSee the chain from Proverbs 21:17 · 7 links
- WantonnessSee the chain from Proverbs 29:3 · 4 links
- LinenSee the chain from Exodus 35:6 · 9 links
Parallel Passages
- Proverbs 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Isaiah 19:9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
- Ezekiel 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.
- 1 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.
- Proverbs 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
- Song of Solomon 1:16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
- Song of Solomon 3:7–10 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. …
- Revelation 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.
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Topics
- Adultery General scriptures concerning Adultery
- Blindness Spiritual
- Carving Beds decorated with Carving
- Egypt Productions of
- Harlot (prostitute) Shamelessness of Harlot
- Hypocrisy General scriptures concerning Hypocrisy
- Ignorance General scriptures concerning Ignorance
- Lasciviousness General scriptures concerning Lasciviousness
- Linen Bedding made of Linen
- Tapestry General scriptures concerning Tapestry
- Temptation General scriptures concerning Temptation
- Women Subtle and deceitful
- Young men General scriptures concerning Young men
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- Places in Proverbs 7 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- I have decked רָבַדְתִּי rābadtî רָבַד Verb · qal perfect, first person common singular
- my bed עַרְשִׂי ʿarśî עֶרֶשׂ Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- with coverings מַרְבַדִּים marbaddîm מַרְבַד Noun · masculine plural
- of tapestry, with carved חֲטֻבוֹת ḥăṭubôt חֲטֻבָה Noun · feminine plural construct
- with fine linen אֵטוּן ʾēṭûn אֵטוּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Egypt מִצְרָיִם miṣrāyim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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