Proverbs 7:17
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
Cross-references
Psalm 45:8 lists myrrh, aloes, and cassia for a royal wedding, contrasting with the adulteress's perfumes.
Song of Solomon 4:14 lists the same spices (myrrh, aloes, cinnamon) in a pure romance, contrasting with the seduction.
Isaiah 57:7-9 uses perfumed bed imagery for spiritual adultery, paralleling this physical seduction.
Exodus 30:23 uses myrrh and cinnamon in holy anointing oil, contrasting with the profane use here.
Isaiah 57:9 depicts using perfumes in idolatrous adultery, directly paralleling the seductive use of perfumes here.
Ezekiel 23:41 describes a bed with incense and oil for spiritual adultery, mirroring the adulterous woman's prepared bed.
Song of Solomon 3:6 uses myrrh as perfume in a pure romance, contrasting with the seduction here.
Isaiah 3:24 contrasts perfume with rottenness as judgment against luxury, opposite to the woman's deliberate use for seduction.