Proverbs 7:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.”

Proverbs 7:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 7:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 7:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.””

Proverbs 7:20 — World English Bible

Proverbs 7:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He hath taken a bag of money with him; He will come home at the full moon.”

Proverbs 7:20 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 7:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A bag of money he hath taken in his hand, At the day of the new moon he cometh to his house.'”

Proverbs 7:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 7:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon.”

Proverbs 7:20 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 7:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.”

Proverbs 7:20 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 7:20 in Context — Proverbs 7

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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What Does Proverbs 7:20 Mean?

Proverbs 7:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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