PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:1 SECURITY. Promising to pay someone
else’s debt if he does not pay it is described as a trap in which
one’s life is endangered. A person should not put himself in a
position in which his labor or wealth could be wasted because someone
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:3 If the son has already given security
for a loan, he is urged to SAVE himself from the whim of the one in
debt and PLEAD URGENTLY with him. The point of such pleading is made
clear by the comparison to game caught in a trap. The son should focus
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:7 The fact that the ant has no CHIEF,
OFFICER, OR RULER shows that it has initiative, which the sluggard
lacks.
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:10 A LITTLE SLEEP, A LITTLE SLUMBER. The
sluggard may rationalize his late rising and his too-frequent naps as
“just a little,” but they destroy his productivity.
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:11 The POVERTY and WANT that the
sluggard’s idleness causes are compared to external forces that will
just as surely leave him in poverty (a ROBBER and an ARMED MAN).
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:12 A WORTHLESS PERSON, A WICKED MAN
describes someone who lacks any desire to act righteously. DEVISES. A
worthless person’s communication comes from a PERVERTED HEART that
intends to create distrust and suspicion among others (CONTINUALLY
SOWING DISCORD).
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:16 The literary device of naming SIX
THINGS... SEVEN indicates that the list is representative rather than
exhaustive (compare Proverbs 30:15, Proverbs 30:18, Proverbs 30:21).
It also draws particular attention to the final item as the focus of
God’s hatred. It is easy to... [ Continue Reading ]
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:20 YOUR MOTHER’S TEACHING. In chs.
Proverbs 1:1, usually only the father is mentioned. The mother as
teacher appears here and in Proverbs 1:8. The young man’s mother
represents respect for the institutions of family and marriage.
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:26 Being with a prostitute can be as
cheap as a LOAF OF BREAD, but having an affair with a MARRIED WOMAN
can cost the man his very life.
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:27 The father uses two comparisons to
show how adultery leads to disaster. First, he says that one who
engages in foolish behavior will suffer for it (vv. Proverbs 6:27);
embracing a NEIGHBOR’S WIFE is like taking FIRE to one’s CHEST.
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 6:35 HE WILL ACCEPT NO COMPENSATION. The
offended husband will not be satisfied until YOU (that is, the son
being addressed, vv. Proverbs 6:20) have paid the full penalty.
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