What Does “Trim (the lamps)” Mean in the Bible?
To prepare, arrange or adorn something. To “trim the lamps” was to get them ready to give light.
Where it appears in the Bible
Matthew 25:7; Luke 22:12
What the Bible says
Matthew 25:7
Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps.
Luke 22:12
And he will shew you a large dining room, furnished; and there prepare.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Dictionary.com, “trim”