Proverbs 26:2
By flying — Secures itself from the fowler. Not come — Upon the innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird.... [ Continue Reading ]
By flying — Secures itself from the fowler. Not come — Upon the innocent person, but he shall escape from it like a bird.... [ Continue Reading ]
According — So as to imitate his folly, by passionate or reproachful speeches.... [ Continue Reading ]
According — So as his folly needs and requires, convincing him strongly, reproving him sharply, and exposing him to just shame.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cutteth off the feet — Of his messenger; bids one go that wants legs. Drinketh — Drinking, in scripture, frequently denotes the plentiful doing or receiving of any thing.... [ Continue Reading ]
The legs — Heb. the legs of the lame are lifted up, in going, or in dancing, which is done with great inequality and uncomeliness. So — No less incident are wise and pious speeches from a foolish and ungodly man.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bindeth — Whereby he hinders his own design of throwing the stone out of it. So — No less absurd is he that giveth to a fool that honour which he is not capable of using aright.... [ Continue Reading ]
A thorn — As a thorn is in a drunkard's hand, which he cannot manage cautiously, but employs to his own and others hurt. So — As unprofitable, and, by accident, hurtful to himself and others.... [ Continue Reading ]
Rewardeth — Will certainly give that recompence which is deserved by fools and transgressors, by such as sin either thro' ignorance, or wilfully.... [ Continue Reading ]
Turneth — Moving hither and thither upon it, but not removing from its place.... [ Continue Reading ]
A reason — A satisfactory reason of ail their actions.... [ Continue Reading ]
He — Who is going upon the way. With strife — In which he is not concerned, nor any way obliged to meddle. That taketh — Exposes himself to needless hazard.... [ Continue Reading ]
And death — Any instruments of death.... [ Continue Reading ]
Burning — With malice or hatred: A slanderous or evil tongue. Dross — Such a tongue and heart are of no real worth, although sometimes they make a shew of it, as dross does of silver.... [ Continue Reading ]
Deceit — With false professions of love.... [ Continue Reading ]
Rolleth — Up the hill with design to do mischief to some person.... [ Continue Reading ]