Bible Commentary

Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. 33. strange women] This rendering, which is retained in R.V. marg. (comp. , LXX.; extraneas, Vulg.), is in keeping with the usage of the word in this Book, and with the undoubted connection between excess of wine and lust; but strange things, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:33”

At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. It hurts the body in many respects, impairs the rigour of the mind, wastes the estate and reputation, wounds the conscience, and, without repentance, will destroy the soul. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole 32. The acute miseries … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:32”

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, [when] it moveth itself aright. 31. moveth itself aright ] So R.V. marg.; but R.V. text, goeth down smoothly, as the same expression is rendered in Song of Solomon, Son 7:9 [Hebrews 10 ], A.V. and R.V. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:31”

They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. 30. seek ] There is a touch of irony ( non caret sale, Maur.) in the use of a word in such a connection, which is used elsewhere of the diligent search for wisdom (Job 28:27), or other noble objects (Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:30”

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? 29. woe sorrow ] Lit. oh! alas! babbling ] Rather, contentions, as the same Heb. word is rendered in Pro 18:19; the quarrelsomeness of the man in drink, leading to pugnacity, and so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:29”

She also lieth in wait as [for] a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men. 28. as for a prey ] Better, with A.V. marg., R.V. text, as a robber. transgressors ] Better, treacherous. Those whom she seduces become in their turn seducers and untrustworthy in similar relations. The Evils of Drunkenness, Pro 23:29-35 . … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:28”

For a whore [is] a deep ditch; and a strange woman [is] a narrow pit. 27. Comp. Pro 22:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 27. For a whore is a deep ditch] See on Pr 22:14. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible A deep ditch; in which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:27”

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. 26. observe ] This is the corrected Heb. text to be read. The written text is, delight in, R.V. text. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Pro 23:26 My son, give Me thine heart. The heart a gift for God … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:26”

Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice. 25. shall shall ] Rather, Let thy father and let her &c. It is an exhortation to the son to verify by his own conduct the statement of the preceding verse. “Quod cum ita sit, da operam ut parentibus ltitiam … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:25”

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him. 24, 25. (Compare Pro 10:1;Pro 17:21; Pro 17:25). Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice,…. Or “in rejoicing shall rejoice” d, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:24”