PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:3 Verse Proverbs 29:3 describes how a son may waste his inheritance, and v. Proverbs 29:4 describes how a king can squander the kingdom that he inherited. The ruler WHO EXACTS GIFTS encourages a system of bribes and corruption, and so destroys his nation. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:7 A WICKED MAN DOES NOT UNDERSTAND SUCH KNOWLEDGE because he is not truly concerned for the poor, but for himself. His declarations of concern for the poor probably have ulterior motives (see Proverbs 28:5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for ... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:12 A king’s administration will fall apart if he follows advice from corrupt counselors (v. Proverbs 29:12), but it will thrive if he is just to all, even the weakest in his kingdom (v. Proverbs 29:14). The Davidic king should be the protector of his people and the examp... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:15 Verses Proverbs 29:15 and Proverbs 29:17 insist that parents should teach their children. Verses Proverbs 29:16 and Proverbs 29:18 describe a society in upheaval. The chaos of a child outside of parental control is comparable to the chaos of a people who refuse to obe... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:24 Companions of criminals cannot avoid getting mixed up in their crimes. The CURSE such a person hears is the call to testify in a criminal proceeding (see Leviticus 5:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:25 One who acts primarily out of a FEAR OF MAN shows that he does not trust THE LORD to protect him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 29:27 The Hezekiah collection ends with a simple truth: righteousness and evil are offensive to each other. Those who are faithful to God should not be surprised when they are hated by the WICKED (compare John 15:18, John 15:25; 1 John 3:12). ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]