Proverbs 7:16

¹⁶My bed is spread with beautiful blankets, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.

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Proverbs 7 is a father's urgent warning against adultery, personified as the seductive “forbidden woman.” The chapter opens with a plea to treasure wisdom as a safeguard, then shifts into a vivid narrative: a young man lacking sense wanders near her corner at dusk, and she ensnares him with flattery

References· Proverbs 7

a: v.3 — Deuteronomy 11:18-20, Proverbs 3:3, Deuteronomy 6:8-9, Jeremiah 31:33, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Isaiah 30:8, Proverbs 6:21, Jeremiah 17:1
b: v.11 — Proverbs 9:13, Titus 2:5, 1 Timothy 5:13-14, Proverbs 31:10-31, Proverbs 25:24, Genesis 18:9, Proverbs 27:14-15

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