Proverbs 7:20. At the day appointed— At the day of full-moon. Houbigant renders the clause, Nor will he return to his house before the full moon; which the woman plainly gives as a reason for removing all apprehensions and fears of detection from the simple youth whom she is soliciting to destruction. read more
Proverbs 7:22-23. He goeth after her straightway, &c.— Dr. Grey renders these verses thus: He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter; as a dog to the chain, and as a deer, till the dart strike through his liver: as a bird hasteth, &c. Here are four similes, says he; the ox, the dog, the deer, the bird; each of them aptly resembling the case of a youth seduced by an adulterous woman, and hastening to ruin without fear or thought. The circumstance of the dart as... read more
Proverbs 7:26. For she hath cast down— The LXX read, She hath cast dawn many whom she hath wounded; and they whom she hath slain are innumerable. There are those who read, She hath caused many soldiers to fall, and a great many brave, or strong men have been slain by her. The verse may be paraphrased thus: "The most valiant heroes, the most puissant soldiers, who have stood undaunted against all other assaults, have generally been vanquished and frequently destroyed by the allurements of... read more
CHAPTER 7 :-. The subject continued, by a delineation of the arts of strange women, as a caution to the unwary. read more
1-4. Similar calls (Proverbs 3:1-3; Proverbs 4:10, &c.). read more
2. apple . . . eye—pupil of eye, a custody (Proverbs 4:23) of special value. read more
3. Bind . . . fingers—as inscriptions on rings. read more
1-4. Similar calls (Proverbs 3:1-3; Proverbs 4:10, &c.). read more
5. The design of the teaching (compare Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 6:24). read more
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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 7:17
Proverbs 7:17. I have perfumed, &c.— I have sprinkled or bedewed my bed with myrrh, cedar-oil, and juice of cinnamon. read more