Bible Commentary

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Pro 6:27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? The danger of playing with enticements to sin The law of the acquisition of knowledge is that the mind knows the unknown through the known. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:27”

For by means of a whorish woman [a man is brought] to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 26. the adulteress ] Lit. a man’s wife. It is the same woman who is contemplated in both clauses of the verse, a married woman, who has become a “whorish … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:26”

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 25. eyelids ] Painted probably after the Eastern fashion. Comp. 2Ki 9:30. “They paint or blacken the eyelids with khl, and prolong the application in a descending pencil, so as to lengthen and reduce the eye in appearance to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:25”

To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 24. the tongue of a strange woman] the stranger’s tongue, R.V., i.e. the tongue of another man’s wife, as what follows shews ( Pro 6:22 ; Pro 6:29 ; Pro 6:32 ; Pro 6:34-35). See Pro 2:16, note. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:24”

For the commandment [is] a lamp; and the law [is] light; and reproofs of instruction [are] the way of life: 23. the commandment the law ] or, their commandment their teaching, R.V. marg. The two renderings are practically the same. See on Pro 6:22. reproofs of instruction ] “Light” is not enough: “all effectual instruction … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:23”

When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and [when] thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 22. it ] The change from the plural, “bind them,” “tie them,” of Pro 6:21, and the return to “it,” “the commandment,” “the law,” in Pro 6:23 (comp. Pro 6:20) indicate not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:22”

Bind them continually upon thine heart, [and] tie them about thy neck. 21. heart neck ] See Pro 3:3, note. Perhaps there is also the idea of an amulet or charm tied round the neck. See next verse. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The thought of Pro 3:3 is carried step further. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:21”

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: Fourteenth Address. Chap. 6. Pro 6:20-35 . The Evil Woman The holy memories and sanctions of the family are invoked ( Pro 6:20-23) to give weight to another earnest warning against the sin which destroys the purity and saps the foundations … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:20”

A false witness [that] speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 19. See Pro 6:12 ; Pro 6:14 notes. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges That speaketh lies, to wit, in judgment; whereby this differs from the former lying, Pro 6:17. Brethren; dear relations or friends. Fuente: English Annotations on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:19”

A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations; he whose practice it is to design and contrive wickedness. Feet that be swift in running to mischief; such as greedily and readily execute their wicked designs, without any restraint or delay. Fuente: English Annotations … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 6:18”