Proverbs 7:18

New International Version

¹⁸Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!^(A)

Proverbs 7:18

English Standard Version

¹⁸Come, let us take our fill of love till morning;
let us delight ourselves with love.

¹⁸Come, let’s drink deeply^[a] of lovemaking^[b] until morning,
let’s delight ourselves^[c] with love’s pleasures.

Proverbs 7:18 tn The verb means “to be saturated; to drink one’s fill,” and can at times mean “to be intoxicated with.”
Proverbs 7:18 tn Heb “loves.” The word דּוֹד (dod) means physical love or lovemaking. It is found frequently in the Song of Solomon for the loved one, the beloved.
Proverbs 7:18 tn The form is the Hitpael cohortative of עָלַס (ʿalas), which means “to rejoice.” Cf. NIV “let’s enjoy ourselves.”

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