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Verse Proverbs 25:12. _AS AN EAR-RING OF GOLD_] I believe נזם
_nezem_ to mean the _nose-ring_ with its _pendants_; the left nostril
is pierced, and a ring put through it, as in the ear. This is very
c...
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The theme of this proverb being the same as that of Proverbs 25:11,
its occurrence suggests the thought that rings used as ornaments for
ears, or nose, or forehead, and other trinkets formed part of t...
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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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OBEDIENT. attentive....
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_earring_ Or, _nose-ring_, R.V. marg. See Proverbs 11:22, note....
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TEXT Proverbs 25:11-19
11.
A word fitly spoken
Is like applies of gold in network of silver.
12.
As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear....
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As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise
reprover upon an obedient ear.
(AS) AN EARRING OF GOLD, AND AN ORNAMENT OF FINE GOLD, (SO IS) A WISE
REPROVER UPON AN OBEDIENT EAR...
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COURTS. QUARRELS
1-7. relate to kings and courts....
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נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב וַ חֲלִי ־כָ֑תֶם
מֹוכִ֥יחַ חָ֝כ
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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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_Bright. Hebrew chali cathem, "an ornament of fine gold," (Montanus;
Protestants; Haydock) may probably denote a collar or ring. The
eastern nations wore rings fixed at the top of the ears, and under...
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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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[AS] AN EARRING OF GOLD, AND AN ORNAMENT OF FINE GOLD,.... As a golden
earring, when first put on, gives pain and uneasiness; but, being well
hung and fixed, is very ornamental, being of fine gold, an...
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Proverbs 25:12 [As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,
[so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Ver. 12. _As an earring of gold, &c._] _Ut in auris aurea, &c._ A
seasonable word f...
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_As an ear-ring of gold_, &c. That is, highly acceptable, and a great
ornament, and not an offence and dishonour, as fools think it; _is a
wise reprover_ One who reproves an offender faithfully, and y...
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TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
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As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, a pendant usually
worn on the neck, SO IS A WISE REPROVER, one who teaches with wise
tact, UPON AN OBEDIENT EAR, that is, the listening ear, ready t...
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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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AS AN EARRING OF GOLD, AND AN ORNAMENT OF FINE GOLD; highly
acceptable, and a great ornament, and not an offence and dishonour, as
fools esteem it; SO IS A WISE REPROVER, that reproves an offender
fai...
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Proverbs 25:12 earring H5141 gold H2091 ornament H2481 gold H3800 wise
H2450 rebuker H3198 (H8688) obedient H8085
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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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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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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 25:12. AN OBEDIENT EAR. Literally “_an ear that
heareth_.”
PROVERBS 25:13. THE COLD OF SNOW, etc. “The coolness of snow is not
that of a fall of snow, which in the time of h...
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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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1 Samuel 25:31; Job 42:11; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 1:9; Proverbs 15:31