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He’s away on a long trip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the goodman <i>is</i> not at home, he is gone a long journey:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For my husband <i>is</i> not at home; He has gone on a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“For my husband is not at home; He has gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“For the man is not at home, He has gone on a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, He has gone on a journey far away;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“For my husband is not at home. He has gone on a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My husband isn’t home; he went on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My husband isn&#8217t home; he went on a long journey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My husband is traveling, and he's far away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because my husband's not home. He has gone on a long trip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My husband isn't at home. He's on a long trip. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because my husband isn't home. He left on a long trip.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long journey:<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the man is not in his house, "" He has gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the man not in the house, he went in a way far off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For my husband is not in his house. He has gone away on a very long journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/7.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For my husband has not been in the house; he is gone on the road far away.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/7.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, He is gone a long journey;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/7.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/7-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1237" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Warnings about the Adulteress</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>Come, let us take our fill of love till morning. Let us delight in loving caresses! <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">my husband</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bə·ḇê·ṯōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">at home;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">he has gone</a> <a href="/hebrew/7350.htm" title="7350: mê·rā·ḥō·wq (Prep-m:: Adj-ms) -- Or rachoq; from rachaq; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially.">on a long</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">journey.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>He took with him a bag of money and will not return till the moon is full.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Proverbs 5:8-11</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-24.htm">Proverbs 6:24-29</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13-18</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-16.htm">Proverbs 2:16-19</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-27.htm">Proverbs 23:27-28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Genesis 39:7-12</a></span><br />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?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-7.htm">Jeremiah 5:7-9</a></span><br />“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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-32.htm">Ezekiel 16:32-34</a></span><br />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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/3-1.htm">Hosea 3:1</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-9.htm">Matthew 19:9</a></span><br />Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-21.htm">Mark 7:21-23</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a></span><br />Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-3.htm">John 8:3-11</a></span><br />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?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the manager is not at home, he is gone a long journey:</p><p class="hdg">the good man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11</a></b></br> And when they had received <i>it</i>, they murmured against the goodman of the house,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-43.htm">Matthew 24:43</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-39.htm">Luke 12:39</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48</a></b></br> But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-34.htm">Mark 13:34-36</a></b></br> <i>For the Son of man is</i> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/12-45.htm">Luke 12:45,46</a></b></br> 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; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-11.htm">Goodman</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-14.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/psalms/78-52.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Master</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Goodman</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm">Home</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-4.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-30.htm">Master</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-1.htm">Solomon persuades to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-6.htm">In an example of his own experience he shows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-10.htm">the cunning of a harlot</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/7-24.htm">He detests such wickedness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For my husband is not at home;</b><br>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 <a href="/genesis/39.htm">Genesis 39</a>, 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.<p><b>he has gone on a long journey.</b><br>The mention of a long journey suggests a significant period during which the husband will be away, providing the wife with ample opportunity to engage in her plans without fear of immediate discovery. In the historical context, long journeys were common due to trade, military service, or other obligations, and they often involved extended periods of travel due to the limitations of ancient transportation. This phrase underscores the theme of delayed accountability, a common motif in wisdom literature, where the consequences of one's actions may not be immediate but are inevitable. It also serves as a warning against presuming upon the grace period before judgment, as seen in parables like the Ten Virgins in <a href="/matthew/25.htm">Matthew 25:1-13</a>, where preparedness and vigilance are emphasized.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_adulterous_woman.htm">The Adulterous Woman</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/proverbs/7.htm">Proverbs 7</a>, 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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_man.htm">The Young Man</a></b><br>A symbol of naivety and vulnerability, he is led astray by the adulterous woman. He represents those who lack wisdom and discernment.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_husband.htm">The Husband</a></b><br>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.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>The setting for the encounter, representing a place of secrecy and sin, contrasting with the openness and transparency expected in a righteous life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_long_journey.htm">The Long Journey</a></b><br>This event is used to rationalize sinful behavior, highlighting the danger of assuming that consequences can be avoided or delayed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/guard_your_heart.htm">Guard Your Heart</a></b><br>Proverbs 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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptiveness_of_sin.htm">The Deceptiveness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often presents itself as harmless or justifiable. We must recognize the lies of the enemy and stand firm in truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_community.htm">Accountability and Community</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seek_wisdom_and_discernment.htm">Seek Wisdom and Discernment</a></b><br>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.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 7</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_biblical_family_priorities.htm">What are biblical family priorities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_promise_keepers'_mission.htm">What is the mission of Promise Keepers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proverbs_21_9__is_it_biased_against_women.htm">Proverbs 21:9: Why does this verse single out a quarrelsome wife, and does it reflect a cultural bias that unjustly blames women for household conflict?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_author_of_ephesians.htm">What does the Bible say about sexual compatibility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">The goodman.--</span>Literally, <span class= "ital">the man; </span>she does not even call him "my husband."<p><span class= "bld">At the day appointed.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">at the full moon, </span>a fortnight later, as now it would seem to have been new moon, when the nights are dark.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - The temptress proceeds to encourage the youth by showing that there is no fear of interruption or detection. <span class="cmt_word">The goodman is not at home.</span> "Goodman" is an old word meaning "master of the house," or husband (<a href="/matthew/20-11.htm">Matthew 20:11</a>, etc.); but the Hebrew is simply "the man," which is probably a contemptuous way of speaking of the husband whom she was outraging. <span class="cmt_word">He is gone a long journey;</span> 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 (<a href="/proverbs/6-34.htm">Proverbs 6:34</a>); but she has further encouragement to offer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/7-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my husband</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is not</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at home;</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבֵית֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has gone</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝לַ֗ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on a long</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרָחֽוֹק׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rā·ḥō·wq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7350.htm">Strong's 7350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remote, of place, time, precious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">journey.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/7-19.htm">Proverbs 7:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/7-19.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 7:19 For my husband isn't at home (Prov. 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