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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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_put thee to shame_ Or, _revile thee_, R.V.; ὀνειδίσῃ, LXX.;
insultet, Vulg....
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The admonition in these verses is general: Be not of a contentious
spirit; plunge not hastily into quarrels (comp. the use of the same
word "strive," Genesis 26:20; Exodus 21:18; Deuteronomy 33:8). Bu...
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CHAPTER 25
TEXT Proverbs 25:1-10
1.
These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of
Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
2.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing;
But the glory of kings i...
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Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not
away.
LEST HE THAT HEARETH (IT) (THEE REVEALING THY NEIGHBOUR'S SECRET) PUT
THEE TO SHAME. The 'infamy' of a backbiter will cle...
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COURTS. QUARRELS
1-7. relate to kings and courts....
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If you are unhappy with someone, you should discuss the matter with
that person first. You should not gossip....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 25
MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS)
(PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)...
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LEST HE THAT HEARETH IT PUT THEE TO SHAME. — Lest he cry shame upon
thee for thy treachery, and thine infamy be not forgotten....
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פֶּֽן ־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝
דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א...
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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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Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thy infamy (h) turn
not away.
(h) Lest while you think by this means to have an end of the matter,
it put you to further trouble....
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_Grace, &c., is no in Hebrew, Complutensian, St. Jerome, &c. But it is
in the Septuagint, "favour and friendship may give liberty; which keep
thou for thyself, that thou mayst not be exposed to great...
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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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LEST HE THAT HEARETH [IT] PUT THEE TO SHAME,.... Or, "reproach thee" c
with treachery and deceit. Either the person of whom it is told, or
the person to whom it is told; who may make thee ashamed, eit...
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Lest he that heareth [it] put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not
away.
Ver. 10. _Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame._] Repute thee
and report thee an evil conditioned fellow, a backbiter...
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_Go not forth hastily to strive_ To contend with thy neighbour
judicially or otherwise; especially take some time to consider both
whether thy cause be good, and whether it be important, as also how t...
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lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, any person hearing of the
treachery earnestly reproving and upbraiding the one making use of
such dishonest practices, AND THINE INFAMY TURN NOT AWAY, for th...
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TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
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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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PUT THEE TO SHAME; reproach thee for thy gross violation of the laws
of prudence, and justice, and charity, and friendship therein. AND
THINE INFAMY TURN NOT AWAY; and that disgrace which thou didst d...
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Proverbs 25:10 hears H8085 (H8802) shame H2616 (H8762) reputation
H1681 ruined H7725 (H8799)
thine -...
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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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_Go not forth hastily to strive_.
THE WORST AND BEST WAYS OF TREATING SOCIAL DISSENSIONS
The social dissensions that are rife in our world are incontestable
proofs that humanity has fallen from its...
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:7 This section encourages working out
conflict with a NEIGHBOR rather than presenting a case in COURT or
reporting a grievance to others (vv....
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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 25:8. LEST THOU KNOW NOT, etc. As will be seen from the
italics in the English version, this sentence is very elliptical.
Zöckler reads, “_lest_ (it be said to thee) _what w...
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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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Psalms 119:39...
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Lest he — Reproach thee for thy gross violation of the laws of
prudence, justice and friendship....