Proverbs 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 7:17 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. ”

Proverbs 7:17 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I sprinkled my bed--myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.”

Proverbs 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. ”

Proverbs 7:17 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.”

Proverbs 7:17 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:17 in Context — Proverbs 7

15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

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

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

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What Does Proverbs 7:17 Mean?

Proverbs 7:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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