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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:9

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night. Which is the usual time adulterers take to commit their works of darkness in, by which they think to conceal them; they being such as they themselves do not care should be seen and known, Job 24:15 ; their works will not bear the sun and daylight, therefore they take the twilight and when the sun is set; and choose the night, and not light nights neither, but the blackest and darkest nights, as fittest for their purpose; most... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:10

And, behold, there met him a woman ,.... A married woman, and an adulteress, as the following account of her shows; as soon as ever she discerned the young man before described, who she knew, by his air, walk, and dress, was a fit person for her turn, she at once set out from her house, or the corner where she stood, and met him; she did not wait till he came up and made his suit to her, but she went out, and first attacked him; wherefore the word "behold" is prefixed as a note of admiration... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:11

She is loud and stubborn ,.... "Loud"; not that her voice may be heard, and so be found by those that seek her in the dark, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but rather clamorous, noisy, and talkative, when she has got her gallant with her; pouring out foolish and unchaste words to allure and entice him; unless it is to be understood of her bawling and scolding, when within doors, at her husband, in order to get him out, and be rid of him; to whom she is "stubborn" or "rebellious", as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:12

Now is she without ,.... The word for whore is sometimes rendered in the Targum F9 Targ. Onk. in Gen. xxxiv. 31. one that goes abroad, or without her house; sitting or standing at the door of it, in an idle posture, and in order to invite her lovers in; and if she can get none this way, or quickly, grows impatient: she is now in the streets ; takes her walks abroad in the streets of the city, to see who she can light of, to pick up and bring home; and lieth in wait at every... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:13

So she caught him, and kissed him ,.... The young man that went near her corner where she was plying, or in the way to her house, where she was sitting, or standing, waiting and watching for such an opportunity, for such a person, as a prey to fasten on; and no sooner she saw him, and come up to him, but, without any ceremony or address, she laid hold upon him, as the word F12 החזיקה בו "apprehendit eum", Pagninus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. signifies, threw her arms... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:14

I have peace offerings with me ,.... Meaning at her house. These peace offerings were of the eucharistic kind; they were offered by way of thanksgiving for favours received; the greatest part of which, all excepting the fat on the kidneys, the rump of the sheep, the breast and right shoulder, which were the priest's, were returned to the offerers to feast upon with their friends, and were to be eaten the same day, Leviticus 7:11 . This she said to show that she was no common strumpet, or... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:15

Therefore came I forth to meet thee ,.... Having so much good cheer at home, and none to eat of it with her; and having so fond and affectionate a regard to this young man, as she pretended; he being the only person in her thoughts, whom she hoped to meet with, and whose company she desired, and his only; though, had she met any other, she would have said the same things to them. Aben Ezra, upon Proverbs 7:14 , says, she told him lies; probably that might be true; but this was no doubt a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:16

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry ,.... Made use of by the ancients F15 Vid. Homer. Odyss. 4. c. 299. & Odyss. 7. prope finem. 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... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:17

I have perfumed my bed ,.... As she had made it entertaining to the senses of seeing and feeling, it being showy and gaudy, soft and easy; so to the sense of smelling; and all to provoke lust, and draw into her embraces; by censing it with incense, as Donesh in Jarchi; or by sprinkling F19 Plin. Nat. Hist. l. 13. c. 1. a liquor, made of the following spices, on the head, posts, and sides of the bed, to remove all ill scents, and make it more acceptable; so the Targum, Vulgate Latin,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:18

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning ,.... 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 word F23 נרוה "inebriemur", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. signifies: so the poet F24 Catullus de Acme, Ep. 43. c. 11. speaks of "ebrios ocellos", "eyes drunk", that is,... read more

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