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Proverbs 7:15–18

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15So I came out to meet you;

I looked for you and have found you!

16I have covered my bed

with colored linens from Egypt.

17I have perfumed my bedk

with myrrh,l aloes and cinnamon.

18Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;

let’s enjoy ourselves with love!m

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Cross references

  1. kSee Est 1:6; Isa 57:7; Eze 23:41; Am 6:4
  2. lSee Ge 37:25
  3. mSee Ge 39:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

so now I have come out to meet you,

to seek you eagerly, and I have found you.

I have spread my couch with coverings,

colored linens from Egyptian linen;

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,

aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;

let us delight ourselves with love.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So I came out to meet you,

to search for you, and I’ve found you.

I’ve spread coverings on my bed—

richly colored linen from Egypt.

I’ve perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let’s drink deeply of lovemaking until morning.

Let’s feast on each other’s love!

NLTNew Living Translation

You’re the one I was looking for!

I came out to find you, and here you are!

My bed is spread with beautiful blankets,

with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.

I’ve perfumed my bed

with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let’s drink our fill of love until morning.

Let’s enjoy each other’s caresses,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So I have come out to meet you,

to seek your face, and I have found you.

With coverings I have adorned my couch,

spreads of the linen of Egypt;

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,

aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let us take our fill of love making,

until the morning let us delight in love.

KJV 1900King James Version

Therefore came I forth to meet thee,

Diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry,

With carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

I have perfumed my bed

With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning:

Let us solace ourselves with loves.