Bible Commentary

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 6. Add thou not ] Do not mix with the pure silver of His words the dross of human speculations. “Noli investigare res qu mentem humanam transcendunt ( Pro 30:4), ut doctrinam divinitus patefactam inde compleas.” Maurer. Pro 30:7-9 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:6”

Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 5. pure ] Heb. purified. The image “hinted at” here is “expanded” (Bp Perowne) on Psa 12:6 [Hebrews 7 ]: “The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried (same Hebrew word as here) in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:5”

Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell? 4. ascended descended ] That he should go … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:4”

I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 3. the holy ] Rather, the Holy One. See Pro 9:10 note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He found, when he looked within, that all his learning was as nothing. He had heard of God only by the hearing of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:3”

Surely I [am] more brutish than [any] man, and have not the understanding of a man. A confession of ignorance, with which compare the saying of Socrates that he was wise only so far as he knew that he knew nothing, or that of Asaph Psa 73:22. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:2”

The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, [even] the prophecy: the man spoke unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 1. the prophecy ] Lit. the burden, as the word is frequently rendered (e.g. Zec 9:1; Mal 1:1, where see notes in this Series). It may mean either burden from its weighty character, as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 30:1”

An unjust man [is] an abomination to the just: and [he that is] upright in the way [is] abomination to the wicked. 27. the just ] Rather, the righteous, R.V. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The words point out not only the antagonism between the doers of good and evil, but the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 29:27”

Many seek the ruler’s favor; but [every] man’s judgment [cometh] from the LORD. To trust in the favor of princes is to build upon the sands. The judgment which will set right all wrong will come from the Lord. It is better to wait for that than to run here and there, canvassing, bribing, flattering. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 29:26”

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 25. shall be safe ] “Heb. shall be set on high ” (marg. of A.V. and R.V.), as on an inaccessible rock, or in an impregnable fortress. Comp. Pro 18:10. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 29:25”

Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and betrayeth [it] not. 24. cursing ] Rather, the adjuration, sc. of the judge (Lev 5:1), or of the owner of the lost property (Jdg 17:2), who puts him on his oath to divulge if he has knowledge of the theft. bewrayeth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 29:24”