Bible Commentary

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they [are] deceitful meat. 3. Maurer quotes in illustration of these verses (1 3): “Keep thee from the man that hath power to kill, And thou shalt have no suspicion of the fear of death: And if thou come unto him, commit no fault, Lest he take away … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:3”

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou [be] a man given to appetite. 2. put a knife ] i.e. Restrain forcibly thy appetite as with a knife held to thy throat. Others render, thou wilt put (R.V. marg.) and understand it to mean, that death may be the penalty of indulgence. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:2”

When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what [is] before thee: 1. what ] Rather, who. Be continually on your guard; let not the luxury that surrounds you betray you into forgetting in whose presence you are, for the favour of a ruler, an Eastern despot, is a dangerous thing. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 23:1”

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men]. 29. stand before ] Comp. 1Ki 10:8. mean ] “Heb. obscure ” R.V. marg. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The gift of a quick and ready intellect is to lead to high … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:29”

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. 28. Comp. Pro 23:10; Deu 19:14. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges A protest against the grasping covetousness Isa 5:8 which is regardless of the rights of the poor upon whose inheritance men encroach (compare the margin reference). The not uncommon reference of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:28”

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? 27. he ] i.e. the creditor. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges He – i. e., The man to whom the surety has been given. The practice of distraining for payment of a debt, seems, though prohibited … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:27”

Be not thou [one] of them that strike hands, [or] of them that are sureties for debts. 26. strike hands ] i.e. as a surety. See Pro 6:1 note. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Strike hands – i. e., Bind themselves as surety for what another owes (compare the margin reference). Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:26”

Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. Lest thou learn his ways; lest thou be infected by his example, or provoked by this passion to return the like to him. A snare; either, 1. A mischief, which is oft the effect of unbridled rage. Or, 2. An occasion of sin; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:25”

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: 24. an angry man ] Better, a man that is given to anger, R.V. Lit a lord of anger. , LXX.; homini iracundo, Vulg. furious ] Rather, wrathful, R.V. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 24. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:24”

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. 23. soul ] Rather, life. And despoil of life those that despoil them, R.V. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 23. For the Lord will plead their cause] Wo therefore to them that oppress them, for … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 22:23”