Bible Commentary

Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. 13. if thou beatest him ] Or, though, R.V. marg., meaning thou needest not to be afraid that corporal punishment will result in death. It is better, however, to understand death here as the consequence of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:13”

Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. Pro 23:12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge. Spiritual knowledge I. Because of its own worth. A knowledge of the creation, its elements, laws, objects, extent, is valuable, but a knowledge of the Creator is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:12”

For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. 11. their Redeemer ] viz. God, who is “a Father of the fatherless,” Psa 68:5. The Heb. word is Goel, and there is probably an allusion to the Goel among men, the nearest blood relation, whose duty it was not only to avenge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:11”

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 10. See Pro 22:28. enter not into ] to do him wrong as the parallelism implies. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Pro 23:10-11 Their Redeemer is mighty. Social injustice I. Social injustice indicated. Remove not the old landmarks. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:10”

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. The fool here is one willfully and persistently deaf to it, almost identical with the scorner. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Speak not in the ears of a fool; cast not away good counsels upon obstinate … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:9”

The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 8. The feast will be in every way a failure: the food that should nourish will nauseate thee, and thy attempts at pleasant conversation will be wasted. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 8. The morsel which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:8”

For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee. 7. thinketh in his heart ] Rather, reckoneth within himself, R.V. Not by his liberal words, “eat and drink,” but by the mercenary reckoning of his heart, which is calculating meantime … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:7”

Eat thou not the bread of [him that hath] an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 6. evil ] i.e. grudging. See Pro 22:9 note, and comp. Deu 15:9; Mat 20:15. dainty meats ] Better, dainties. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges A different danger from that of Pro 23:1. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:6”

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches] certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. 5. Wilt thou set thine eyes ] More literally and forcibly: Wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly (or, shall thine eyes fly) upon it (with eager glance, as a bird … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:5”

Labor not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. 4. Labour not ] Rather, Weary not thyself, R.V., as the same Heb. word is rendered “till his hand was weary,” 2Sa 23:10; “ be weary,” Isa 40:30-31. Comp. Joh 6:27; 1Ti 6:9-10. cease from thine own wisdom ] from the wisdom, namely, of becoming … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:4”