Proverbs 7:17

I have perfumed, &c.— I have sprinkled or bedewed my bed with myrrh, cedar-oil, and juice of cinnamon.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The love of perfumes is here, as in Isaiah 3:24 , a sign of luxurious vice. Cinnamon - The Hebrew word is identical with the English. The spic...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The longest and most elaborate description of the adulteress, the fate of her victim, and the value of wisdom as a safeguard. Proverbs 7:1-5 . G...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Bad Woman A picture drawn from life of the enticing of a young man by a wicked woman.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a second parental exhortation, and consists of a warning against the allurements of the strange woman. A graphic picture of the seduction of...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of under...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Therefore came I forth to meet thee As not being able to take any pleasure in my feast without thy company; and I have found thee By a happy pro...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 7:1 . Keep my words lay up my commandments. These terms being of constant occurrence in the didactic scriptures, will be found explained...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Condemnation of Fornication and Adultery. On account of the terrible devastation wrought by sins of adultery and by every gratification of sexual...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon, sprinkling it with sweet-smelling spices.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 57:7-9 ; Psalms 45:8 ; Song of Solomon 3:6 ; Song of Solomon 4:13 ; Song of Solomon 4:14

¹⁷ I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 7:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 7:17