Proverbs 7:19

Modern

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

Traditional

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Literal

For the husband is not in his house; he has gone far away on a road.

Latin

Non est enim vir in domo sua: abiit via longissima:

Hebrew

English

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.

The young man's father shares a story to explain his lesson about women with questionable morals.

This is the final section in Proverbs 1–9 that warns about the dangers of promiscuous women (see also Proverbs 2:16–22; 5:1–23; 6:20–35).

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 12:45–46
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
Matthew 20:11
On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
Matthew 24:48
But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’
Mark 13:34–36
It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
Matthew 24:43
But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
Luke 12:39
But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.