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Proverbs 7:19
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
Proverbs 7:19 · King James Version
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Proverbs 7:19 in other translations
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.
For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.
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In context
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:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
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