Proverbs 7:16
“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.”
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Commentary
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I have perfumed my bed,.... As she had made it entertaining to the senses of seeing and feeling, it being showy and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The words point to the art and commerce which flourished under Solomon. Carved works - Most commentators take the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 7:6-23
Solomon here, to enforce the caution he had given against the sin of whoredom, tells a story of a young man that was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
deckt… with. coverings Lit. covered … with coverings, or cushioned … with cushions, the words being two forms of the…
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