Proverbs 23:1
WHEN. Forasmuch as. Taking the act for granted. THOU. The second person is continued down to Proverbs 23:24. CONSIDER. Discern. WHAT: or, who.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN. Forasmuch as. Taking the act for granted. THOU. The second person is continued down to Proverbs 23:24. CONSIDER. Discern. WHAT: or, who.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND PUT. Then thou wilt put. A MAN GIVEN, &C. Illustrations: Esau (Genesis 25:30); Isaac (Genesis 25:28; Genesis 27:4); those referred to in Philippians 1:3; Philippians 1:18; Philippians 1:19. APPETITE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAINTIES. dainty meals. DECEITFUL MEAT. meat that deceives. Hebrew. _kazah._ See note on Proverbs 11:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
LABOUR NOT, &C. Illustrations: Lot (Genesis 13:10; Genesis 13:13); the rich fool (Luke 12:16. Compare Proverbs 10:16). See Jeremiah's advice (Jeremiah 45:5). WISDOM. Hebrew. _binah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 23:9; Proverbs 23:23. [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. This is the reason why "it is gone".... [ Continue Reading ]
THINKETH, &C.. estimates himself. HEART. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOOL. Hebrew. _kesil._ See note on Proverbs 1:7. HE WILL DESPISE. Illustration: Amaziah (2 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Chronicles 25:16). WISDOM. intelligence. Hebrew. _sekel._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 23:23. WORDS. sayings. Hebrew. _millah_. discou... [ Continue Reading ]
OLD LANDMARK. ancient boundary. Compare Proverbs 22:28. FIELDS. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "field" (singular) FATHERLESS. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for all bereaved ones.... [ Continue Reading ]
REDEEMER. kinsman-redeemer. Hebrew. _ga'al._ See note on Exodus 6:6; Exodus 13:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHILD. youth.... [ Continue Reading ]
DELIVER. rescue. HELL. hades. See App-35.... [ Continue Reading ]
REINS. kidneys. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), App-6, for affections and impulses.... [ Continue Reading ]
SINNERS. Hebrew. _chata'._ App-44. THE FEAR OF THE LORD. See note on Proverbs 1:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
AN END. a hereafter, or latter end. EXPECTATION. Hebrew. _tikvah._ See note on Proverbs 10:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SON. Note the characteristic of this member (p 891).... [ Continue Reading ]
WINEBIBBERS. Hebrew. _yayin_ (App-27.) and _saba' =_ drinkers to excess. EATERS OF FLESH. selfish eaters.... [ Continue Reading ]
POVERTY. dispossession. Hebrew. _yarash._ See note on Proverbs 6:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEARKEN. This determines the Structure (p. 891). THY FATHER. Note this mark of "Proverbs FOR Solomon".... [ Continue Reading ]
WISDOM. Hebrew. _chakmah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 23:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE RIGHTEOUS. a just one.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEART. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Adjunct), for attention. OBSERVE. delight in.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGE. foreign. Hebrew. _nakar._ See note on Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3. Not the same word as in Proverbs 23:33.... [ Continue Reading ]
TRANSGRESSORS. traitors.... [ Continue Reading ]
WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27. MIXED WINE. Hebrew. _mimsak._ App-27.... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS COLOUR. its sparkle.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGE. apostate. Hebrew. _zur._ See note on Proverbs 2:16; Proverbs 5:3. Not the same word as in Proverbs 23:27.... [ Continue Reading ]
MIDST. Hebrew "heart". TOP. basket: i.e. the look-out basket or cradle on the mast.... [ Continue Reading ]
FELT. knew.... [ Continue Reading ]