Proverbs 7 · Verse 16

Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
Proverbs 7:16, King James Version

Proverbs 7:16 in other translations

BSBI have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
WEBI have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
ASVI have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
YLTWith ornamental coverings I decked my couch, Carved works--cotton of Egypt.
DARBYI have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from Egypt;
BBEMy bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;
WebsterI have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

What does Proverbs 7:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 7:16-17
16-17. my bed--or, "couch," adorned in the costliest manner.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 I have decked my bed - ערשי arsi, "my couch or sofa;" distinguished from משכבי mishcabi, "my bed," Pro 7:17, the place to sleep on, as the other was the place to recline on at meals. The tapestry, מרבדים marbaddim, mentioned here seems to refer to the covering of the sofa; exquisitely woven and figured cloth. חטבות אטון chatuboth etun, the Targum translates painted carpets, such as were manufactured in Egypt; some kind of embroidered or embossed stuff is apparently meant.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 7:6-27

Here 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 temptations that lead to impurity, after Solomon has set before his eyes in so lively and plain a manner, the danger of even going near them? Then is he as the man who would dance on the edge of a lofty rock, when he has just seen another fall headlong from the same…

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Proverbs 7:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מַ֭רְבַדִּיםMar.va.dimcoveringsH4765
רָבַ֣דְתִּיra.Vad.tiI have spreadH7234
עַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.Sicouch myH6210
חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹתcha.tu.Votcolored fabricsH2405
אֵט֥וּן'e.Tunlinen ofH330
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Proverbs 7:16

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Proverbs 31:22

    She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.

  • 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.

  • Song of Solomon 3:7-10

    Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

  • Song of Solomon 1:16

    Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
decked.
So 1:16; 3:7-10; Re 2:22
fine.
1Ki 10:28; Isa 19:9; Eze 27:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Proverbs 7:15

    Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

  • Proverbs 7:16

    I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

  • Proverbs 7:17

    I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

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Proverbs 7:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con paramentos he ataviado mi cama, recamados con cordoncillo de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai étendu sur mon lit des tapis, des couvertures de fil d’Égypte de couleurs variées;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mit Teppichen habe ich mein Bett bereitet, mit bunten Decken von ägyptischem Garne;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Intexui funibus lectulum meum; stravi tapetibus pictis ex Ægypto: