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Proverbs 7:18

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 7:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.
Proverbs 7:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
17I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; Let us solace ourselves with loves.
19For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:
20He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.
21With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning, etc.] Taking him by the hand, and pulling him along, she says, “come”; let us not stand here in the streets, but let us go within, and after supper to bed; and there enjoy ourselves, till “inebriated” with love, as the wordf189 signifies: so the poetf190 speaks of “ebrios ocellos”, “eyes drunk”, that is, with love; and so continue till the morning light, the night being the fittest season for those works of darkness: this expresses the insatiableness of her lust; let us solace ourselves with loves; mutual love, not lawful, but criminal; more properly lusts; denoting the abundance of it, and the pleasure promised in it, which is very short…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“There is no fear of discovery.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“7:18 let’s drink our fill of love: cp. Song 5:1.”
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