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Verse Proverbs 24:5. _A WISE MAN_ IS _STRONG._] His wisdom enables
him to construct a great variety of machines, by which, under his own
influence, he can do the labour of a hundred or even a thousan...
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IS STRONG - literally, as in the margin; i. e., rooted and established
in strength....
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CHAPTER 24 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED
In the final instructions of this chapter we find first a description
of the evil men. Their heart studieth destruction; their lips talk
mischief. This theme is repea...
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PROVERBS 24:7 A. Lit. Wisdom is corals to the fool. RV involves a
change m the text, which gives perhaps the best sense that can be made
of an obviously corrupt stanza.
Proverbs 24:9. thought: the wor...
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A WISE MAN, &C.. A strong man [if wise] is strong indeed. Aramaean,
Syriac, and Septuagint read "[Better]. wise man than. mighty".
MAN. Hebrew. _geber._ App-14.
INCREASETH STRENGTH. Aram, and Syriac...
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_strong_ Lit. IN STRENGTH, A.V. and R.V. marg. Comp.
The voice of Jehovah is in might;
The voice of Jehovah is in majesty. Psalms 29:4.
"The expression is more forcible than if adjectives denoting t...
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A WISE MAN IS STRONG— The LXX read, _A wise man is better than a
strong one, and a man of understanding than a strong labourer._ This
reading seems preferable to ours; which, however, may imply accord...
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CHAPTER 24
TEXT Proverbs 24:1-12
1.
Be not thou envious against evil men;
Neither desire to be with them:
2.
For their heart studieth oppression,
And their lips talk of mischief.
3.
Through wi...
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A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
A WISE MAN (HEBREW, geber (H1397 ), A HERO) IS STRONG - Hebrew, is in
strength; i:e., invested with it. Wisdom more then supplies...
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24:5 man (a-3) _ Geber._ see Job 3:3 ....
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5. Read, 'A wise man is better than a warrior, and a man of knowledge
than a man of strength.'...
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A MAN OF KNOWLEDGE INCREASETH STRENGTH. — For the spiritual sense,
comp. 2 Peter 3:18....
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גֶּֽבֶר ־חָכָ֥ם בַּ † עֹ֑וז וְ אִֽישׁ...
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CHAPTER 25
FORGIVING
"Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not
with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I
will render to the man according to hi...
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Warnings are uttered against envy, against the formation of evil
companionships, against excess in passion, against all false
exhilaration; and perperpetual attention to wisdom and earnest
endeavor to...
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_Valiant, as well as a good economist, ver. 4. (Calmet)_...
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Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it...
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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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A WISE MAN [IS] STRONG,.... He can do that sometimes by his wisdom,
and which requires strength and courage too, which another cannot do
by his strength; see Proverbs 21:22. This may be understood of...
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A wise man [is] strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
Ver. 5. _A wise man is strong._] _See Trapp on "_ Pro 21:22 _"_...
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_Through wisdom is a house built_ There is no need that thou shouldst
raise thyself and family by ruining others, as the manner of wicked
men is; for thou mayest more easily and effectually do it by w...
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V. 5. A WISE MAN IS STRONG, full of strength, exerting a powerful
influence; YEA, A MAN OF KNOWLEDGE, one making use of proper
circumspection and caution, INCREASETH STRENGTH, develops and extends
his...
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IS STRONG:
_ Heb._ is in strength
INCREASED STRENGTH:
_ Heb._ strengtheneth might...
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IS STRONG; is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do
greater things than others can accomplish by their own strength....
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Proverbs 24:5 wise H2450 man H1397 strong H5797 man H376 knowledge
H1847 increases H553 (H8764) strength H3581...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: If wicked people prosper, we should not be inclined to do
as they do, nor complain of what God does in His provide...
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Proverbs 24:1. _Be not envious against evil men._ Similar thoughts
occur in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73; Proverbs 17:1. Why should we envy the
wicked? We are all g
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_A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength _
WISDOM THE STRENGTH OF THE MIND
The changes of life often have unhappy effects on the temper of our
minds.
A defence against the...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 24:5 Wisdom is the source of true
strength. Strength and might apart from wisdom will be ineffective.
WISE GUIDANCE obtained from an ABUNDANCE OF COUNSELORS is the key to...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 24:5. A MAN OF KNOWLEDGE, rather “_a man of
understanding_,” INCREASETH STRENGTH, literally “_maketh power
strong_.” Miller translates the entire verse thus:—“_A strong
man,...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 24:1
We return here to the more usual form, the tetrastich. BE NOT THOU
ENVIOUS AGAINST EVIL MEN (see on Proverbs 23:17, where a similar
warning is given, and comp....
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Again, he continues in twenty-four in putting them together in
couplets or in phrases.
Be not envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. For
their heart studies destruction, and their...
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Colossians 1:11; Ecclesiastes 7:19; Ecclesiastes 9:14; Isaiah 40:31;...
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Is strong — Is courageous and resolute, and able by wisdom to do
greater things than others can accomplish by strength....