PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:1 The present section of Proverbs 1:1 (Proverbs 10:1) began with a call to be a WISE SON (compare Proverbs 10:1). This present sub-section (Proverbs 13:1) uses word play (compare Proverbs 10:6) relating to speech (HEARS/listen [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:9 The images of LIGHT and LAMP refer to a person’s joy, energy, and visible success in life, all of which cause the RIGHTEOUS to rejoice. For the WICKED, this light WILL BE PUT OUT. This may also imply the actual end of life for the wicked (compare Proverbs 24:20). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:11 WEALTH GAINED HASTILY WILL DWINDLE. The person who receives sudden wealth has not worked for it enough to understand its value and has not gained sufficient skill in managing it (see Proverbs 28:20). By contrast, Proverbs 1:1 prefers diligent, patient, careful labor t... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:22 Walking with the wise (see vv. Proverbs 13:20) includes caring for children by providing both a material INHERITANCE and moral DISCIPLINE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:23 The causes of poverty are complex. It can be caused by INJUSTICE and oppression (as here; compare Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:3, Proverbs 28:15); by laziness (Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 28:19); by God’s punishment on wickedness ... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:24 Physical DISCIPLINE is a common theme in Proverbs 1:1 (e.g., Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 17:10; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 23:13; Proverbs 29:15). It is viewed as an important part of training [ Continue Reading ]