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SET THINE EYES - literally, as in the margin, i. e., “gaze eagerly
upon;” and then we get an emphatic parallelism with the words that
follow, “they fly away as an eagle toward heaven;” “certainly
make...
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CHAPTER 23 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
The opening proverbs of this chapter treat of self-restraint in
curbing the appetite and give manners to be observed in the presence
of a superior. Warnings against r...
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It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning
against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that
case, in Proverbs 23:1 we should render consider diligently what
(_m...
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FOR. This is the reason why "it is gone"....
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_Wilt thou set thine eyes_ More literally and forcibly: WILT THOU
CAUSE THINE EYES TO FLY (or, _shall thine eyes fly_) UPON IT (with
eager glance, as a bird swoops upon its prey, Isaiah 11:14)? IT IS...
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CHAPTER 23
TEXT Proverbs 23:1-12
1.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler
Consider diligently him that is before thee;
2.
And put a knife to thy throat,
If thou be a man given to appetite.
3....
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Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly
make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT? - literally, W...
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1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 23
V1 When a ruler invites you for a meal, be careful!
Think, before you eat!...
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The Book of Proverbs encourages us to work hard. But some people work
too hard, because they want to become wealthy. These people suffer
because they use all their energy in their work. Their families...
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THEY FLY AWAY. — Rather, _As an eagle that flieth toward heaven,_
far beyond thy reach....
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_הֲ_†_תָ֤עִיף_† עֵינֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֗ו וְֽ
אֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י...
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CHAPTER 24
EDUCATION: THE PARENT'S THOUGHT OF THE CHILD
"Train up a child according to his way, and even when he is old he
will not depart from it."- Proverbs 22:6
"Withhold not correction from the...
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At the seventeenth verse of the previous chapter the section of the
Book begins in which the method is slightly changed. While the
teaching is still proverbial, it takes the form of longer discourses...
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_Riches. Septuagint, "to him, the rich man, he no where appears. He
has prepared," &c. (Haydock) --- Like. Hebrew, "as the eagle, it will
fly," &c. (Haydock) --- We must therefore fix our hearts on mo...
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When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is
before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to
appetite. Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitf...
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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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WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT?.... The Vulgate Latin
version is,
"do not lift up thine eyes to riches which thou canst not have;''
riches no doubt are intended, and which may be sa...
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_Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for [riches]
certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward
heaven._
Ver. 5. _Wilt thou set thine eyes, &c._] Heb., Wilt thou caus...
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_Labour not_ Hebrew, אל תיגע, _Do not weary thyself_, namely,
with immoderate cares and labours, as many covetous men do; _to be
rich_ To raise an estate, and make thy property abundantly more than
it...
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V. 5. WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT, looking eagerly
for, craving eagerly after, something which has no lasting substance?
FOR RICHES CERTAINLY MAKE THEMSELVES WINGS, they are not a...
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WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT WHICH IS NOT?:
_ Heb._ wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon?...
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WILT THOU SET THINE EYES UPON THAT, i.e. look upon it with earnestness
and greedy desire, employing the eyes of thy mind and body about it.
WHICH IS NOT; which hath no solid and settled being; which i...
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Proverbs 23:5 set H5774 (H8686) (H8675) H5774 (H8799) eyes H5869
certainly H6213 (H8800) make...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: The indulgence of the appetites is a sin that easily
besets us. We should apprehend ourselves to be in danger when...
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Proverbs 23:1. _When thou sittest to eat with a ruler,_ and hast a
princely feast before thee of meats and wines, _put a knife to thy
throat, if thou be a man given to appetite._ How many have stained...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 23:4 The workaholic is encouraged to BE
DISCERNING ENOUGH TO DESIST in his pursuit of wealth. SUDDENLY IT
SPROUTS WINGS. Wealth is fleeting; there should come a point where a...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 23:5. WILT THOU SET THINE EYES? etc. Rather “_Wilt thou
look eagerly after it, and it is gone?_”
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 23:4_
THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES
In order to...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 23:1
A hexastich closely connected with the last verse of the preceding
chapter, as if the warning was addressed to the man of skill whom his
talents had made the guest of kings....
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Now the next three verses are coupled together.
When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before
thee: And put a knife to your throat, if you be a man given to
appetite. Be not de...
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1 Corinthians 7:29; 1 John 2:16; 1 Timothy 6:17; Ecclesiastes 1:2;...