Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TO-MORROW (OF WHAT THOU WILT DO TOMORROW); FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHAT A DAY MAY BRING FORTH - what event will happen on the morrow to prevent thine intention. Events are called by the Hebrews son... [ Continue Reading ]
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips. LET ANOTHER MAN PRAISE THEE ... A STRANGER, AND NOT THINE OWN LIPS. One might may as to , Though I may not 'boast of tomorrow,' and of what I shall do in it, surely I may boast of what I have already done.... [ Continue Reading ]
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. A STONE ... THE SAND ... A FOOL'S WRATH IS HEAVIER THAN THEM BOTH - both to himself and to others. Wrath is madness, and the fool can set no bounds to it. He has not a drop of the dews of the Spirit to quench t... [ Continue Reading ]
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? WRATH (IS) CRUEL (CRUELTY ITSELF), AND ANGER (IS) OUTRAGEOUS (OVERFLOWING, LIKE A TORRENT, UNEXPECTEDLY, OVERWHELMINGLY, POWERFULLY, AND DANGEROUSLY, ); BUT WHO (IS) ABLE TO STAND BEFORE ENVY? - or jealousy (). So the... [ Continue Reading ]
Open rebuke is better than secret love. OPEN REBUKE IS BETTER THAN SECRET LOVE - is better than the love which is hidden in the heart, and does not perform the outward offices of love, in aiding, amending, 'rebuking' a friend in error, through fear of offending him. "Open" - i:e., outspoken; not ne... [ Continue Reading ]
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. FAITHFUL (MARKS OF TRUE KINDNESS, AND FOR ONE'S TRUE GOOD, PSALMS 141:5 ) ARE THE WOUNDS OF (I:E., INFLICTED BY) A FRIEND: BUT THE KISSES OF AN ENEMY ARE DECEITFUL. So Jerome, the Vulgate, and Chaldaic; but Gesenius, a... [ Continue Reading ]
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. LOATHETH - literally, 'treadeth under foot' (Micah 5:5). BUT TO THE HUNGRY SOUL EVERY BITTER THING IS SWEET - (; Luke 15:16.) So those who are "full" of spiritual privileges often "loathe" or make light of... [ Continue Reading ]
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place. AS A BIRD THAT WANDERETH FROM HER NEST, (SO IS) A MAN THAT WANDERETH FROM HIS PLACE. The bird, by needless AS A BIRD THAT WANDERETH FROM HER NEST, (SO IS) A MAN THAT WANDERETH FROM HIS PLACE. The bird, by needless... [ Continue Reading ]
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. SO (DOTH) THE SWEETNESS OF A MAN'S FRIEND BY HEARTY COUNSEL - `by counsel of the soul:' i:e., sincere counsel, especially in affliction, when the sufferer's judgment is clouded by grief; while the... [ Continue Reading ]
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off. THINE OWN FRIEND, AND THY FATHER'S FRIEND, FORSAKE NOT; NEITHER GO INTO THY BROTHER'S HOUSE IN THE DAY OF THY CALA... [ Continue Reading ]
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. MY SON, BE WISE ... THAT I MAY ANSWER HIM THAT REPROACHETH ME - as though my son were a fool, or one badly reared. Ungodly children are a great 'reproach' before the world to their parents. Such were Eli's sons t... [ Continue Reading ]
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Note, .... [ Continue Reading ]
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman. Note, .... [ Continue Reading ]
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. HE THAT BLESSETH HIS FRIEND WITH A LOUD VOICE (WITH GRANDILOQUENT WORDS AND LOUD EMPHASIS), RISING EARLY IN THE MORNING IT SHALL BE COUNTED A CURSE TO HIM - it shall be counted to the... [ Continue Reading ]
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. .... [ Continue Reading ]
Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. WHOSOEVER HIDETH HER (STRIVETH TO HIDE OR KEEP HER BACK) HIDETH THE WIND (WHICH ONLY HOWLS THE MORE THAT IT IS PENT UP), AND THE OINTMENT OF HIS RIGHT HAND, (WHICH) BEWRAYETH (ITSELF). He does the sa... [ Continue Reading ]
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. IRON SHARPENETH IRON ( ); SO A MAN SHARPENETH THE COUNTENANCE OF HIS FRIEND - i:e., sharpeneth the mind of his friend, so that the countenance expresses it; by mutual conversation and instruction; by the communion of saints.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. WHOSO KEEPETH THE FIG TREE (FROM INJURY OR THEFT) SHALL EAT THE FRUIT THEREOF; SO HE THAT WAITETH ON HIS MASTER SHALL BE HONOURED - (.) If even he who keeps a fig tree is rewarded with a shar... [ Continue Reading ]
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. AS IN WATER FACE (ANSWERETH) TO FACE, SO THE HEART OF MAN TO MAN. The same face which you show to the water, it reflects back to you: smile on it, it will smile on you; frown on it, it will frown on you: so as your heart (exhibited... [ Continue Reading ]
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. HELL AND DESTRUCTION (NOTE, ) ARE NEVER FULL; SO THE EYES OF MAN ARE NEVER SATISFIED - (; ; .)... [ Continue Reading ]
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise. (AS) THE FINING POT (CRUCIBLE) FOR SILVER (NOTE, PROVERBS 17:3 ) ... SO IS A MAN TO (ACCORDING TO; HEBREW, lªpiy (H6310 )) HIS PRAISE. As fire shows the purity, or else impurity of silver, so does praise show the v... [ Continue Reading ]
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. THOUGH THOU SHOULDEST BRAY A FOOL IN A MORTAR AMONG WHEAT WITH A PESTLE, (YET) WILL NOT HIS FOOLISHNESS DEPART FROM HIM - literally, 'from upon him;' like the husk upon a grain... [ Continue Reading ]
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. BE THOU DILIGENT TO KNOW THE STATE (LITERALLY, THE FACE) OF THY FLOCKS. Shepherds so exactly knew the face of their sheep that they called them by name (). Pastors of Christ's flock should "look well" to them in person... [ Continue Reading ]
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation? FOR RICHES ARE NOT FOREVER - therefore they are not to be depended on to the neglect of thy flocks. Israel's chief wealth was herds and flocks; so that great men did not think them beneath inspection in person (; ; ; ; a... [ Continue Reading ]
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered. THE HAY APPEARETH, AND THE TENDER GRASS SHOWETH ITSELF (AFTER THE HAY), AND HERBS OF THE MOUNTAINS ARE GATHERED - (.) You need have no great toil in getting food for your flocks, because it grows spo... [ Continue Reading ]
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. THE LAMBS (ARE) FOR THY CLOTHING - with their fleeces. AND THE GOATS (ARE) THE PRICE OF THE FIELD - you can buy the field with the price gotten by selling them (). You can more readily do without the he-goats than withou... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. GOATS' MILK ENOUGH FOR THY FOOD ... The flocks and herds supplied all their needs in those days, without superfluous luxuries.... [ Continue Reading ]