Bible Strands
Proverbs 7:19
For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a long journey.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A woman speaking to a visiting man immediately after proposing intimacy claims her husband is away to clear the way for their encounter.
The words — אֵין ('ein) = not, paired with מֵרָחֹק (me-raḥok) = from a distance, literally frame the husband’s absence as both total and prolonged.
The thread — The motif of a master’s extended absence to explain unexpected conduct or the need for vigilance appears in Luke 12:45 and Matthew 24:43.
Why it lands — The text presents a calculated excuse that enables immediate gratification by dismissing future accountability. It asks the reader to identify how convenient narratives are constructed to bypass moral or practical consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
Cross-references
- Matthew 20:11 On receiving their pay, they began to grumble against the landowner.
- Luke 12:45 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 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.