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Verse Proverbs 1:19. WHICH _TAKETH AWAY THE LIFE_] A _covetous_ man
is in effect, and in the sight of God, a murderer; he wishes to get
all the _gain_ that can accrue to any or all who are in the sam...
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Not robbery only, but all forms of covetousness are destructive of
true life....
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
A detailed analysis, as we have made it in other books, cannot be
fully made in this collection of proverbs. Most of them are detached
and each has a message by itself. To int...
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PROVERBS 1-9. FIRST SECTION. THE PRAISE OF WISDOM.
Proverbs 1:1. Title, either of the whole book, or of this particular
collection.
The word for PROVERB, _mâ shâ l,_ has a wide significance _in Heb....
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LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.
OWNERS. Hebrew. _ba'al,_ as in Proverbs 1:17. The "owners" of. soul
are like the "owners" of wings, and are caught in their own trap with
their eyes open....
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which _taketh away_ Rather, IT (greed of gain) TAKETH AWAY THE LIFE OF
THEM THAT HAVE IT. It is the destruction of those who are possessed by
it. The same Heb. phrase, owner or lord of, is rendered _h...
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THE LIFE OF THE OWNERS THEREOF— The Hebrew is not well translated
here; בעל _bangal,_ which often occurs in this book, signifies not
only being _lord_ or _owner_ of a thing, but also under the dominio...
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TEXT - Proverbs 1:10-19
10.
My son, if sinners entice thee,
Consent thou not.
11.
If they say, Come with us,
Let us lay in wait for blood;
Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
12...
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The chapter falls into three principal divisions.
1-6. Title and Introduction explaining the object of the whole book,
which is to instruct the inexperienced and add to the educated man's
knowledge. I...
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The truth is this. The thieves also intend to kill the young man. This
means that the thieves will keep all the money.
Solomon’s story teaches us about evil behaviour. An evil life is not
fun. It is...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
ABOUT THE BOOK OF PROVERBS
King Solomon ruled the nation of Israel for 40 years. He brought
peace and wealth to the nation. Solomon’s workmen built pa...
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SO ARE THE WAYS... — The conclusion of the discourse. The same
phrase occurs in Job 8:13.
WHICH TAKETH AWAY... — That is, covetousness takes away the life of
him who has this vice in his heart, who is...
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כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחֹות כָּל ־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ
בָּ֑צַע אֶת ־
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CHAPTER 2
THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge."- Proverbs 1:7
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: And the knowledge of
the Holy One is understa...
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“THE BEGINNING OF KNOWLEDGE”
Proverbs 1:1-19
Notice the perfect balance of each clause, and the duplication of the
one thought in the two clauses of each verse.
_Wisdom_ as used in this book is more...
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The Book of Proverbs is one of the wisdom books of the Hebrew people.
Emotionally and fundamentally, wisdom is the fear of God;
intellectually, a knowledge of the manifestations of the divine
wisdom;...
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So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh
away (p) the life of the owners thereof.
(p) By which he concludes that the covetous man is a murderer....
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_Possessors. Of money. (Calmet) --- While they attempt to invade
another's property, they ruin themselves, and come to the gallows.
(Haydock)_...
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My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of
thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and
chains about thy neck. My son, if sinners entice thee, cons...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 9.
There are two very distinct parts in this book. The first nine Chapter
s, which give the great general principles; and the proverbs, properly
so...
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SO [ARE] THE WAYS OF EVERYONE THAT IS GREEDY OF GAIN,.... That is set
upon getting riches in an unlawful way, by robberies and murder; his
ways will end in the loss of his own blood and life, and in t...
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So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh
away the life of the owners thereof.
Ver. 19. _Which taketh away the life._] The greater wealth, the
greater spoil awaits a man:...
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_And they lay wait_, &c. Assure thyself, such men are working their
own ruin, and, as it were, lying in wait for themselves, when they lie
in wait to take away the lives of others; for, in the end, th...
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So are the ways of every one that Is greedy of gain, that is the fate
of all those who choose a career of crime in serving the vice of
avarice, WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE LIFE OF THE OWNERS THEREOF, unjust...
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A FUNDAMENTAL TRAIT OF WISDOM IS THE AVOIDANCE OF WICKEDNESS...
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10-19 Wicked people are zealous in seducing others into the paths of
the destroyer: sinners love company in sin. But they have so much the
more to answer for. How cautious young people should be! "Co...
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SO, as is expressed both in the foregoing and following words, ARE THE
WAYS; the actions and courses, which are so in the tendency and event
of them. THAT IS GREEDY OF PAIN; that seeks gain by unright...
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Proverbs 1:19 ways H734 greedy H1214 (H8802) gain H1215 away H3947
(H8799) life H5315 owners H1167...
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PROLOGUE TO THE BOOK (PROVERBS 1:8 TO PROVERBS 9:18).
It was common throughout the 3rd to the 1st millenniums BC for
collections of wisdom saying to have a prologue preparing for the
‘sayings' that wo...
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THE COMPELLING NEED TO AVOID THE ENTICEMENTS OF SINNERS MOTIVATED BY
GREED (PROVERBS 1:10).
Solomon now vividly portrays the dangers of greed and violence, two
things which often go together. The one...
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DISCOURSE 1. ADDRESSED TO ‘MY SON'. THOSE WHO SEEK TO WALK IN THE
FEAR OF YHWH WILL LISTEN TO THE INSTRUCTION OF GODLY AUTHORITY, AND
WILL AVOID THE ENTICEMENTS OF SINNERS MOTIVATED BY GREED. WISDOM I...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom's reasoning with the children of men and the certain
ruin of those who turn a deaf ear to Wisdom's call.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son, Wisdom, (Christ).
CONCLUSION: Of all thin...
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Proverbs 1:1. _Proverbs,_ apothegms, parables, sentences, similitudes.
The proverbs of a nation are the compressions of wisdom into short
maxims, which like the coins of a country worn bare by use, pa...
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_My son, if sinners entice thee._
REASONS FOR RESISTING THE ENTICEMENTS OF SINNERS
By sinners is meant all persons who are not true Christians. Three
reasons why we should not consent when sinners e...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 1:17 A BIRD that sees a fowler spreading a
NET is aware of the trap and will flee the danger rather than take the
bait. However, those who seek to trap the innocent overlook...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 1:10. ENTICE THEE, “lay thee open.” Miller here reads
“if sinners would make a door of thy simplicity, afford thou no
entrance.”
PROVERBS 1:17. Some interpret this verse as...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 1:1
PART I. THE TITLE AND SUPERSCRIPTION.
The superscription of the Proverbs, which extends from verse 1 to
verse 6, furnishes us with an epitome in short and concise language of...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles tonight to Proverbs, chapter 1. The first
six verses are sort of a preface to the book, as authors many times
write a preface to their work.
The Proverbs of Solomon the so...
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1 Timothy 3:3; 1 Timothy 6:10; 1 Timothy 6:9; 2 Kings 5:20; 2 Pe
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THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON
Proverbs 1:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Solomon's great choice. It was in Gibeon that the Lord appeared
unto Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, "Ask what I shall give
thee...
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Greedy — That seeks gain by wicked practices....