Bible Commentary

The conies [are but] a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 26. The conies ] The Heb. word means the hiders, so called from their “making their houses,” hiding themselves, “in the rocks.” It is now generally agreed that the animal in question is not, as the name coney, by which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:26”

The ants [are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 25. the ants ] See Pro 6:6-8 notes. a people ] Comp. Joe 1:6, where the locusts are called a “nation.” So we have in Homer, , , , flocks of geese, swarms of bees, herds of pigs; and in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:25”

There be four [things which are] little upon the earth, but they [are] exceeding wise: 24 28. Four things which though little are wise. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Exceeding wise – Some prefer the reading of the Septuagint and Vulgate: wiser than the wise. The thought, in either case, turns upon … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:24”

For an odious [woman] when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 23. odious ] Lit. hated, as in Deu 21:15; Isa 60:15. Her disposition is such as always to secure for her aversion and dislike. when she is married ] and so has both power and opportunity, which she … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:23”

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 22. reigneth ] Better, is, or becomes king. filled with meat ] i.e. is rich and prosperous. See Pro 30:8-9 above. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges When he reigneth; when he is advanced to great power and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:22”

For three [things] the earth is disquieted, and for four [which] it cannot bear: 21. For ] “or Under,” R.V. marg. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 21 23. Four things that are intolerable. Two of them are drawn from each sex, and in each case they are unbearable because they are out … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:21”

Such [is] the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 20. The “four things” of the two preceding verses find their moral in this verse. So lightly does the abandoned woman think of the consequences of her sin; so does it pass away when … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:20”

The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. Verse 19. The way of an eagle] I borrow, with thanks, the very sensible note of the Rev. Mr. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:19”

There be three [things which] are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 18. too wonderful ] The wonder consists in these things leaving no trace behind them. Two of the four are used as illustrations of the transitoriness of a vicious life in Wis 5:10-11 (R.V.): “As a ship passing through … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:18”

The eye [that] mocketh at [his] father, and despiseth to obey [his] mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 17. the valley ] Or, brook. It is implied that his corpse will lie unburied and exposed. Maurer and others quote here, in illustration of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:17”