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Proverbs 7:19
For the master of the house is away on a long journey:
Proverbs 7:19 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 7:19 in other translations
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.
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In context
16 My bed is covered with cushions of needlework, with coloured cloths of the cotton thread of Egypt;
17 I have made my bed sweet with perfumes and spices.
18 Come, let us take our pleasure in love till the morning, having joy in love's delights.
19 For the master of the house is away on a long journey:
20 He has taken a bag of money with him; he is coming back at the full moon.
21 With her fair words she overcame him, forcing him with her smooth lips.
22 The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;
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