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Proverbs 7:19

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

KJV

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

Vulgate

οὐ γὰρ πάρεστιν ὁ ἀνήρ μου ἐν οἴκῳ, πεπόρευται δὲ ὁδὸν μακράν,

LXX

For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:

ASV

כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָ/אִ֣ישׁ בְּ/בֵית֑/וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ מֵ/רָחֽוֹק

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
רָח֑וֹק
rchvq
adjective · 84×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 12:45 — 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;
  • Matt 20:11 — And when they had received it, they murmured against the goodman of the house,