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Verse Proverbs 25:9. _DEBATE THY CAUSE WITH THY NEIGHBOUR_] Take the
advice of friends. Let both sides attend to their counsels; but do not
tell the _secret_ of thy business to any. After squandering...
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An anticipation of the highest standard of ethical refinement Matthew
18:15, but with a difference. Here the motive is prudential, the risk
of shame, the fear of the irretrievable infamy of the betray...
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IV. THE PROVERBS OF SOLOMON COLLECTED BY THE MEN OF HEZEKIAH
CHAPTER 25
Here begin the proverbs which the good king Hezekiah, under the
guidance of the Spirit of God, added to this book. “This title...
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FIRST DIVISION. In general character this division shows a resemblance
to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and
synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets.
PROVERBS...
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WITH THY NEIGHBOUR. Illustrations: Abraham (Genesis 13:8; Genesis
21:25);...
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_a secret_to] Rather, THE SECRET OF, A.V. marg. and R.V.
The warning would seem to be against being betrayed by a litigious
spirit into dishonourable conduct, and incurring the indelible shame
of bet...
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The admonition in these verses is general: Be not of a contentious
spirit; plunge not hastily into quarrels (comp. the use of the same
word "strive," Genesis 26:20; Exodus 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:8). Bu...
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CHAPTER 25
TEXT Proverbs 25:1-10
1.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the glory of kings i...
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a
secret to another:
DEBATE THY CAUSE WITH THY NEIGHBOUR (HIMSELF), AND DISCOVER NOT A
SECRET TO ANOTHER. Even when thy cause of debate...
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COURTS. QUARRELS
1-7. relate to kings and courts....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 25
MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS)
(PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)...
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If you are unhappy with someone, you should discuss the matter with
that person first. You should not gossip....
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DEBATE THY CAUSE WITH THY NEIGHBOUR. — As our Lord says, “If thy
brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee
and him alone” (Matthew 18:15). Or it may mean, “If you must go t...
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רִֽ֭יבְךָ רִ֣יב אֶת ־רֵעֶ֑ךָ וְ סֹ֖וד
אַחֵ֣ר
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CHAPTER 26
THE KING
"It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is
to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth,
and the heart of kings is unsearchable...
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WORDS FITLY SPOKEN
Proverbs 25:1-14
This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of
Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great
to be disclosed to the vulg...
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We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon.
These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous
collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, the...
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_Stranger. It sometimes happens that friends fall out; but if either
disclose the secret of the other, he will be deemed infamous. (Calmet)
(Josephus, contra Apion 2.) --- St. Ambrose says of his brot...
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Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the
end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. Debate thy
cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to
a...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31.
In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to
avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be
followe...
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DEBATE THY CAUSE WITH THY NEIGHBOUR [HIMSELF],.... Between thee and
him alone; lay the matter before him, and hear what he has to say for
himself, by which you will better judge of the nature of the c...
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbour [himself]; and discover not a
secret to another:
Ver. 9. _Debate thy cause with thy neighbour, &c._] What shall I do
then, may some say, if I may not right myself...
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_Go not forth hastily to strive_ To contend with thy neighbour
judicially or otherwise; especially take some time to consider both
whether thy cause be good, and whether it be important, as also how t...
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Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, if a cause of action has
arisen without a person's fault, let the controversy be carried on in
an honorable manner; AND DISCOVER NOT A SECRET TO ANOTHER, be...
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TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
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In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the
basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to
recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
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DISCOVER NOT A SECRET TO ANOTHER:
Or, discover not the secret of another...
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Proverbs 25:9 Debate H7378 (H8798) case H7379 neighbor H7453 disclose
H1540 (H8762) secret H5475 another H312...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, Hezekiah.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson, Proverbs 25:21; Proverbs 25:22.) The
way to turn an enemy into a friend is to act friendly towa...
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Proverbs 25:1. _These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah copied out._ Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a
thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32. The supplement to the boo...
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_Go not forth hastily to strive_.
THE WORST AND BEST WAYS OF TREATING SOCIAL DISSENSIONS
The social dissensions that are rife in our world are incontestable
proofs that humanity has fallen from its...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:1 Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomonic
Proverbs 1:1. The present form of the book of...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:7 This section encourages working out
conflict with a NEIGHBOR rather than presenting a case in COURT or
reporting a grievance to others (vv....
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 25:8. LEST THOU KNOW NOT, etc. As will be seen from the
italics in the English version, this sentence is very elliptical.
Zöckler reads, “_lest_ (it be said to thee) _what w...
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EXPOSITION
VERSE 1-29:27
PART VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS, gathered by
"the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest
blessing to the king and his subjects...
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Now in chapter 25. These proverbs were gathered by Hezekiah when he
became king, and they were added to the books of proverbs by
Hezekiah's scribes. During the period of Hezekiah's reign, it was a
per...
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Matthew 18:5; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19...
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Debate — If thou hast any quarrel with him, first try to compose it
by private discourse with him. Discover not — Let not heat of
contention provoke thee to divulge any of his secrets committed to thy...