Bible Commentary

Now [is she] without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.) 12. without streets ] Rather, in the streets, in the open spaces, or squares. corner ] Where two or more ways meet, and there is therefore more likelihood of passers-by. Comp. Mat 6:5. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:12”

(She [is] loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house: 11. loud ] or clamorous, R.V., as the word is rendered in the parallel passage Pro 9:13, A.V. stubborn ] Rather, refractory, like a restive animal, as the same Heb. word is used of a heifer that casts off all restraint, Hos 4:16, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:11”

And, behold, there met him a woman [with] the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart. 10. attire of a harlot ] Comp. Gen 38:14; Eze 16:16; Eze 16:25; Bar 6:43 . subtil ] Lit. hidden, or kept close, and so, subtil, or wily, because she keeps such strict watch over her heart as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:10”

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 9. black and dark night ] Lit. in the pupil (of the eye) of the night, and the darkness. The Heb. word for pupil is the same as that rendered apple (of thine eye), Pro 7:2. It is used again poetically, as here, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:9”

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, Pro 7:8 He went the way to her house. Occasions of sin I. Many occasions of sin present themselves unlooked for. 1. All places afford temptations. 2. All times have theirs. 3. All things afford it. 4. So do all … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:8”

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, 7. simple ] See Pro 1:4; Pro 1:22, notes. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Simple – In the bad sense of the word (Pro 1:22 note); open to all impressions of evil, empty-headed and empty-hearted; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:7”

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 6. casement ] Or, lattice, R.V., as the same Heb. word is translated in A.V. in Jdg 5:28, the only other place in which it occurs. Pro 7:7-9 . A few graphic strokes draw the picture of the victim. He is not yet … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:6”

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger [which] flattereth with her words. 5. strange woman stranger ] See Pro 2:16, note. flattereth with ] “Heb. maketh smooth her words,” R.V. marg. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Pro 7:5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:5”

Say unto wisdom, Thou [art] my sister; and call understanding [thy] kinswoman: 4. kinswoman ] Lit. known, i.e. acquaintance, or intimate friend, , LXX.; amica, Vulg. In the only two other places, however, in which the word occurs (Rth 2:1; Rth 3:2) it is used in the sense of kinsman. Comp. Job 17:14. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:4”

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. 3. upon thy fingers ] like some precious, engraved ring, at once an ornament and a memento. The reference to the phylactery “placed at the bend of the left arm,” the thong of which “was wound about the arm in a spiral … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 7:3”