Proverbs 7:16

“I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, etc.] Made use of by the ancientsf182 for bed clothes: beautiful ornaments, as Gersom; and precious garments, as Jarchi. She had adorned her bed with curtains and clothes, very delightful to the eye, and inviting; and had well corded it, as some interpret it, with cords of fine linen, and all to allure her lovers; she soon discovered her lustful inclinations, what her heart was upon, and says this, and more, to fire the young man’s lust, and cause him to follow her: so the church of Rome adorns her places of worship in the most pompous manner; which are the beds in which she commits adultery, (<660222>Revelation 2:22); and also her images to…”

“my bed--or, "couch," adorned in the costliest manner.”

“The words point to the art and commerce which flourished under Solomon. Carved works - Most commentators take the original as meaning “striped coverlets of linen of Egypt.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“7:16-17 Her emphasis on her bed and exotic perfumes (myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon) is explicitly sexual (cp. Song 4:13-14).”

“decked: Sol 1:16, Sol 3:7-10; Rev 2:22 fine: Kg1 10:28; Isa 19:9; Eze 27:7 Proverbs 7:17”

“Thus she found him, and described to him the enjoyment which awaited him in eating and drinking, then in the pleasures of love. 16 "My bed have I spread with cushions, Variegated coverlets, Egyptian linen; 17 I have sprinkled my couch With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come then, we will intoxicate ourselves with love till the morning, And will satisfy ourselves in love." The noun ערשׂ, from ערשׂ, = Arab. 'arash, aedificare, fabricari, signifies generally the wooden frame; thus not so much the bed within as the erected bed-place (cf. Arab. 'arsh, throne, and 'arysh, arbour). This bedstead she had richly and beautifully cushioned, that it might be soft and agreeable. רבד, from רב, signifies…”