Proverbs 7:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

marḇaddîm I rāḇaḏtî my ʿarśî, ḥăṭuḇôṯ ʾēṭûn of miṣrāyim.

Grammar Details

*marḇaddîm*: noun, masculine plural - coverings/bedspreads
*rāḇaḏtî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have spread out/covered
*ʿarśî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch
*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*: adjective, feminine plural construct - colored/striped
*ʾēṭûn*: noun, masculine singular construct - linen/yarn
*miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt

Word Meanings

*marḇaddîm*: coverings/bedspreads/tapestries
*ḥăṭuḇôṯ*: colored/striped/embroidered
*ʾēṭûn*: linen/yarn/thread

ℹ️

About this Translation

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
Readers preferring KJV tradition

Consider alternatives for

New believers
Casual devotional reading
Children and young readers
English language learners

🔄 Compare with

ESVNASBNIVCSBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Isa 19:9 : 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
Ezek 27:7 : 7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Rev 2:22 : 22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds.
1 Kgs 10:28 : 28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
Prov 31:22 : 22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Song 1:16 : 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Song 3:7-9 : 7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Prov 7:17-18
2 verses
88%
17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
Prov 7:15
77%
15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
Ezek 23:41
76%
41And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.
Job 7:13
74%
13When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Ezek 27:7
74%
7Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
Esth 1:6
74%
6Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Ezek 16:10-11
2 verses
73%
10I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
11I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.
Isa 57:7-8
2 verses
72%
7Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed: even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
8Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it.
Prov 31:22
72%
22She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Ezek 16:16-18
3 verses
71%
16And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like things shall not come, neither shall it be so.
17Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,
18And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.
Exod 36:35
71%
35And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
Song 1:11-14
4 verses
71%
11We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
12While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
13A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
14My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
Ps 45:8
71%
8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad{H8765)}.
Exod 38:16
71%
16All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
Song 1:16-17
2 verses
71%
16Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
17The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
Song 3:6-7
2 verses
71%
6Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
Isa 28:20
70%
20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Exod 26:31
70%
31And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:
Song 3:10
69%
10He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
2 Chr 3:14
69%
14And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.
Ps 132:3
69%
3Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
Amos 6:4
69%
4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Ps 6:6
69%
6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Exod 26:1
69%
1Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.
Song 5:3
69%
3I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
Song 4:14
68%
14Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices:
Exod 36:8
68%
8And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them.
Song 3:1
68%
1By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Song 2:4
68%
4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
Exod 26:36
68%
36And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework.
Job 7:4
68%
4When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
1 Kgs 7:7
68%
7Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
Ezek 16:13
68%
13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Prov 7:6
68%
6For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
1 Kgs 10:18
68%
18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
Exod 38:9
68%
9And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
2 Chr 3:5
68%
5And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
Ps 45:14
67%
14She shall be brought{H8714)} unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought{H8716)} unto thee.
Jer 31:26
67%
26Upon this I awaked, and beheld; and my sleep was sweet unto me.
2 Chr 9:17
67%
17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.