Proverbs 7:19
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 7:19 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 7:19 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 7:19 — KJV
“For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:”
— Proverbs 7:19 (KJV)
Proverbs 7:19 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 7:19
“And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house, yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:19: gone, long
“At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:19: long, journey
“And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD, and journeyed not. tarried...: Heb. prolonged”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:19: long, journey
“And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:19: long, journey
“And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 7:19: gone, long
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