Bible Commentary

[It is] better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. 24. See Pro 21:9, and note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Compare the Pro 21:9 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 24. It is better to dwell in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:24”

The north wind driveth away rain: so [doth] an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 23. driveth away ] Rather, bringeth forth, A.V. marg., R.V. text. The rendering of A.V. text follows the Vulg., dissipat pluvias, and is apparently supported by Job 37:22: “Fair weather,” or “golden brightness, cometh out of the north,” a phenomenon which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:23”

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. 22. heap coals of fire upon his head ] i.e. take the most effectual vengeance upon him. It is best to take the expression both here, and in the Epistle to the Romans, where it is quoted, in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:22”

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: A precept reproduced by Paul Rom 12:20; the second clause of which seems at first sight to suggest a motive incompatible with a true charity. Lev 16:12 suggests an explanation. The high priest on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:21”

[As] he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, [and as] vinegar upon niter, so [is] he that singeth songs to a heavy heart. 20. taketh away ] Better, taketh off. nitre ] The Heb. word nether, occurs only here and in Jer 2:22, where see note in this Series. The substance meant is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:20”

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble [is like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. Stress is to be laid on the uselessness of the broken tooth and the foot out of joint, or tottering, rather than on the pain connected with them. The King James Version loses the emphasis … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:19”

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor [is] a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 18. a maul ] “i.e. a hammer, a variation of mall, from malleus The Hebrew and English alike occur in Pro 25:18 only. But a derivative from the same root, and differing only slightly in form, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:18”

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor’s house; lest he be weary of thee, and [so] hate thee. 17. Withdraw thy foot ] So Vulg., subtrahe pedem tuum. Lit. make rare thy foot. The R.V. adopts the marginal reading of A.V., Let thy foot be seldom in. , LXX. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:17”

Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. Hast thou found honey? – Compare Jdg 14:8; 1Sa 14:27. The precept extends to the pleasure of which honey is the symbol. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Pro 25:16 Hast thou found honey? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:16”

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. 15. We have an illustration of this proverb in the effect of the “long forbearing” of David during his persecution by Saul, and of his “soft tongue” at Engedi (1 Samuel 24), and in the wilderness of Ziph ( Ib. Pro … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:15”