Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. New Living Translation for my husband is not home. He’s away on a long trip. English Standard Version For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey; Berean Standard Bible For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. King James Bible For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: New King James Version For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey; New American Standard Bible “For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey. NASB 1995 “For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey; NASB 1977 “For the man is not at home, He has gone on a long journey; Legacy Standard Bible For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a journey far away; Amplified Bible “For my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long journey; Christian Standard Bible My husband isn’t home; he went on a long journey. Holman Christian Standard Bible My husband isn’t home; he went on a long journey. American Standard Version For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey: Contemporary English Version My husband is traveling, and he's far away. English Revised Version For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey: GOD'S WORD® Translation because my husband's not home. He has gone on a long trip. Good News Translation My husband isn't at home. He's on a long trip. International Standard Version because my husband isn't home. He left on a long trip. Majority Standard Bible For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. NET Bible For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance. New Heart English Bible For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey. Webster's Bible Translation For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long journey: World English Bible For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor the man is not in his house, "" He has gone on a long journey. Young's Literal Translation For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey. Smith's Literal Translation For the man not in the house, he went in a way far off. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey. Catholic Public Domain Version For my husband is not in his house. He has gone away on a very long journey. New American Bible For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey; New Revised Standard Version For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For my husband has not been in the house; he is gone on the road far away. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For my husband is not at home, He is gone a long journey; Brenton Septuagint Translation For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Warnings about the Adulteress…18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! 19For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey. 20He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”… Cross References Proverbs 5:8-11 Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, / lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel; / lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner. ... Proverbs 6:24-29 to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress. / Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes. / For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. ... Proverbs 9:13-18 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing. / She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the heights of the city, / calling out to those who pass by, who make their paths straight. ... Proverbs 2:16-19 It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words / who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God. / For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits. ... Proverbs 23:27-28 For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well. / Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men. Genesis 39:7-12 and after some time his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph and said, “Sleep with me.” / But he refused. “Look,” he said to his master’s wife, “with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in his house, and he has entrusted everything he owns to my care. / No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?” ... 2 Samuel 11:2-4 One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. Jeremiah 5:7-9 “Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes. / They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing after his neighbor’s wife. / Should I not punish them for these things?” declares the LORD. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this? Ezekiel 16:32-34 You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband! / Men give gifts to all their prostitutes, but you gave gifts to all your lovers. You bribed them to come to you from everywhere for your illicit favors. / So your prostitution is the opposite of that of other women: No one solicited your favors, and you paid a fee instead of receiving one; so you are the very opposite! Hosea 3:1 Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love to offer raisin cakes to idols.” Matthew 5:27-28 You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 19:9 Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.” Mark 7:21-23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” Luke 16:18 Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. John 8:3-11 The scribes and Pharisees, however, brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before them / and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?” ... Treasury of Scripture For the manager is not at home, he is gone a long journey: the good man Matthew 20:11 And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house, Matthew 24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Luke 12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. he Matthew 24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; Mark 13:34-36 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch… Luke 12:45,46 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; … Jump to Previous Goodman Home House Husband Journey MasterJump to Next Goodman Home House Husband Journey MasterProverbs 7 1. Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom6. In an example of his own experience he shows 10. the cunning of a harlot 22. and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton 24. He detests such wickedness For my husband is not at home; This phrase highlights the absence of the husband, which is central to the narrative of temptation and infidelity. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, the husband's absence would have been significant, as the husband was typically the protector and provider of the household. The absence creates an opportunity for the wife to engage in illicit behavior, reflecting the broader biblical theme of the dangers of idleness and lack of accountability. This situation can be compared to the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife in Genesis 39, where Joseph resists temptation despite the absence of Potiphar. Theologically, this phrase can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual unfaithfulness, where the absence of God in one's life leads to moral and spiritual decline. he has gone on a long journey. Persons / Places / Events 1. The Adulterous WomanIn Proverbs 7, she is depicted as a seductress who lures a young man into sin. She represents temptation and the dangers of straying from God's commandments. 2. The Young Man A symbol of naivety and vulnerability, he is led astray by the adulterous woman. He represents those who lack wisdom and discernment. 3. The Husband Although not physically present in the account, he is a key figure. His absence is used by the adulterous woman to justify her actions. He symbolizes the rightful authority and covenant that is being violated. 4. The House The setting for the encounter, representing a place of secrecy and sin, contrasting with the openness and transparency expected in a righteous life. 5. The Long Journey This event is used to rationalize sinful behavior, highlighting the danger of assuming that consequences can be avoided or delayed. Teaching Points Guard Your HeartProverbs 7 warns us to be vigilant against temptation. We must actively guard our hearts and minds, filling them with God's wisdom to resist sin. The Deceptiveness of Sin Sin often presents itself as harmless or justifiable. We must recognize the lies of the enemy and stand firm in truth. Accountability and Community The absence of the husband highlights the importance of accountability. We should seek community and accountability to help us stay faithful to God's commands. The Consequences of Sin Though the husband is away, the consequences of adultery are inevitable. We must remember that sin has real and lasting consequences, even if they are not immediately apparent. Seek Wisdom and Discernment Like the young man, we can be easily led astray without wisdom. We should continually seek God's wisdom through prayer and study of His Word.(19) The goodman.--Literally, the man; she does not even call him "my husband." At the day appointed.--Rather, at the full moon, a fortnight later, as now it would seem to have been new moon, when the nights are dark. Verse 19. - The temptress proceeds to encourage the youth by showing that there is no fear of interruption or detection. The goodman is not at home. "Goodman" is an old word meaning "master of the house," or husband (Matthew 20:11, etc.); but the Hebrew is simply "the man," which is probably a contemptuous way of speaking of the husband whom she was outraging. He is gone a long journey; he has gone to a place at a great distance hence. This fact might assure her lover that he was safe from her husband's jealousy (Proverbs 6:34); but she has further encouragement to offer.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction my husband הָאִ֣ישׁ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person is not אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle at home; בְּבֵית֑וֹ (bə·ḇê·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house he has gone הָ֝לַ֗ךְ (hā·laḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk on a long מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ (mê·rā·ḥō·wq) Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7350: Remote, of place, time, precious journey. בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ (bə·ḏe·reḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Links Proverbs 7:19 NIVProverbs 7:19 NLT Proverbs 7:19 ESV Proverbs 7:19 NASB Proverbs 7:19 KJV Proverbs 7:19 BibleApps.com Proverbs 7:19 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 7:19 Chinese Bible Proverbs 7:19 French Bible Proverbs 7:19 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:19 For my husband isn't at home (Prov. 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