As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place. 8. “The true bird-life is the life of the woods, of the toilsomely-woven nest, of the mate and the brood and the fledglings. True human life is the life of our fellows, of the diligent laborious housebuilding, of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 7. loatheth ] Lit. treads under foot; calcabit, Vulg. The second clause of the verse has been compared with Horace’s “Jejunus stomachus raro vulgaria temnit.” Sat. ii. 2. 38. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The special … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:6
Faithful [are] the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy [are] deceitful. 6. deceitful ] This rendering follows the fraudulenta of the Vulgate; whereas earnest (A.V. marg.) may be due to the of the LXX. The alternative rendering of A.V. marg., frequent, or, as it is happily given in R.V., profuse, is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:5
Open rebuke [is] better than secret love. 5. secret ] Better, with R.V., that is hidden; i.e. that does not manifest itself in rebuke, when it is needed. Maurer quotes aptly from Seneca, Ep. 25, and Plautus Trinum. Acts 1. Sc. ii., 57; and also from Cicero, Ll. 25: “Ut igitur et monere et moneri … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:4
Wrath [is] cruel, and anger [is] outrageous; but who [is] able to stand before envy? 4. envy ] Rather, jealousy. Comp. Pro 6:34. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Envy – Better, as in the margin, the violence of passion in the husband who thinks himself wronged (compare Pro 6:34). Fuente: Albert Barnes’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:4”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:3
A stone [is] heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath [is] heavier than them both. 3. Comp. Sir 22:15 . Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Compare Ecclus. 22:15; a like comparison between the heaviest material burdens and the more intolerable load of unreasoning passion. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:3”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:2
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. Another – An alienus rather than alius. Praise to be worth anything must be altogether independent. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 27:2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth. Self-boasting Self-boasting is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:2”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:1
Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. 1. a day ] This is taken to mean the (coming) day, the morrow, both by LXX. ( ), and Vulg. (superventura dies), as well as by some modern commentators (comp. St Jas 4:13-14); but the absence of the article … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 27:1”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. 28. Comp. “Proprium humani ingenii est odisse quem lseris.” Tacitus, Agric., cap. 42. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The lying tongue hates its victims. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 26:28 A flattering mouth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 26:28”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 26:27
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. 27. Comp. Psa 7:15-16; Sir 27:25-27 . Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Rolleth a stone – The illustration refers, probably, to the use made of stones in the rough warfare of an earlier age. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 26:27”