John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:20
He hath taken a bag of money with him ,.... Or, "in his hand" F1 בידו "in manu sua", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis. ; either for merchandise, as Gersom; or for defraying: the charges of his journey; and both suppose length of time: if for merchandise, it required time to purchase goods, and see them packed up and sent away; or if for his journey, since it was not a few pieces of money he put in his pocket to defray expenses, but a bag of it he carried in his hand,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 7:19
For the good man is not at home ,.... Or, "for the man is not in his house" F25 כי אין האיש בביתו "quia non est vir in domo suo", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, &c.; . She does not say, "my man", or "my husband"; though the Septuagint. Syriac, and Arabic versions so render it; lest this should throw some difficulty in the young man's way, or remind herself of her conjugal obligation; but "the man", by way of contempt, as disowning him for her husband, or, however, having... read more