Bible Commentary

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner. 4. a vessel for the finer ] Such pure metal as the refiner, who has with that very object taken away the dross, can make into a goodly vessel or vase. Egredietur vas purissimum, Vulg. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:4”

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable. 3. Besides his glory in contrast, the king has a glory in resemblance to Almighty God, whose vicegerent he is. He too has something to conceal. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The other side of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:3”

[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings [is] to search out a matter. 2. conceal search out ] “To God it brings glory and admiration, that in governing the universe He follows out His own, and that a secret, counsel. To kings it is a source of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:2”

These [are] also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. V. Fourth Collection of Proverbs. Chaps. 25 29 1. The Title. See Introd., ch. iii. p. 24. This Title is interesting as affording a proof that a revival of literary activity accompanied the revival of religion and of national … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:1”

So shall thy poverty come [as] one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man. 34. one that travelleth ] Rather, a robber. See Pro 6:11, note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth,…. Swiftly and suddenly, both in a temporal and spiritual sense; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:34”

[Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: See the Pro 6:11 note. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible See this and the following verse in Pro 6:10,11. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber,…. The sight … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:33”

Then I saw, [and] considered [it] well: I looked upon [it, and] received instruction. I learned wisdom by his folly, and by his gross idleness was provoked to greater care and diligence. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 32-34. From the folly of thesluggard learn wisdom (Pro 6:10;Pro 6:11). Fuente: Jamieson, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:32”

And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, [and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 31. nettles ] “Or, wild vetches,” R.V. marg. here and Job 30:7; Zep 2:9, where the same Heb. word occurs. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges And, lo, it … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:31”

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 30 34. The Sluggard’s Vineyard. Comp. Pro 6:6-11, and notes. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The chapter ends with an apologue, which may be taken as a parable of something yet deeper. The field … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:30”

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. 29. See Pro 25:22 and note there. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges A protest against vindictiveness in every form. Compare marginal reference. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 24:29”