Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 7:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He hath taken a bag of money with him, {and} will come home at the day appointed. {with...: Heb. in his hand} {the day...: or, the new moon}”
Proverbs 7:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
For the goodman {is} not at home, he is gone a long journey:
He hath taken a bag of money with him, {and} will come home at the day appointed. {with...: Heb. in his hand} {the day...: or, the new moon}
With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; {straightway: Heb. suddenly}
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