Proverbs 29:1-27
KINGS AND FATHERS 3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15).... [ Continue Reading ]
KINGS AND FATHERS 3. Cp. the prodigal son (Luke 15).... [ Continue Reading ]
His transgression is the snare which catches and ruins him.... [ Continue Reading ]
If a wise man has a lawsuit with a fool the latter will exhibit the most diverse moods, but one thing he will not do, and that is to listen quietly.... [ Continue Reading ]
RM 'But the upright care for his soul.'... [ Continue Reading ]
They argue that truth does not pay.... [ Continue Reading ]
To the poor and 'the oppressor' (RV), to all classes alike, God gives the light of life (Psalms 13:3; Psalms 38:10).... [ Continue Reading ]
'Better the child weep than the father.'... [ Continue Reading ]
The VISION of the prophet (Isaiah 1:1) and the instruction of the LAW deterred the people from 'casting off restraint' (RV). Morality requires the safeguard of religion.... [ Continue Reading ]
Sir 33:24-29 recommends blows.... [ Continue Reading ]
LXX has, 'He who has been luxurious from a child will become a servant, and in the end will be wretched.'... [ Continue Reading ]
This does not mean a man who goes shares in the booty, but one who knows the thief, hears the adjuration to testify (Leviticus 5:1), and fails to respond.... [ Continue Reading ]
'Birds of a feather flock together.'... [ Continue Reading ]