Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 17:26
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes (n) for equity.
(n) For their well doing.
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes (n) for equity.
(n) For their well doing.
Verse Proverbs 17:26. NOR _TO STRIKE PRINCES FOR EQUITY._] To fall out with the ruler of the people, and to take off his head under pretence of his not being a _just_ or _equitable governor_, is _unj...
NOR TO STRIKE ... - Better, and to strike the noble (in character rather than in rank) is against right. Compare John 18:28....
CHAPTER 17 DIVERSE PROVERBS Of the twenty-eight proverbs found in this chapter we point out but a few. “The fining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts” (Proverbs...
PROVERBS 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family (Proverbs 17:2), the practice of bribes (Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 17:23), the value of adversity as a test o...
_Also_ beside other things that are "not good"; as "also" is used in Proverbs 19:2. _punish_ Lit. MULCT, or (as R.V. marg.) FINE. _strike_ i.e. inflict the severer punishment of scourging. Deuterono...
ALSO TO PUNISH THE JUST, &C.— _It is not right to oppress the just; not even when the prince hath declined from equity:_ Houbigant; who observes, that Solomon means to say, "It is dangerous to oppress...
TEXT Proverbs 17:20-28 20. He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief. 21. He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; And the fa...
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity. ALSO TO PUNISH THE JUST IS NOT GOOD, (NOR) TO STRIKE PRINCES FOR (LITERALLY, UPON) EQUITY. The "also" expresses, Besides other...
1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice (Proverbs 7:14) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only diet...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 17 V1 One man eats dry bread in a calm and quiet place. But that man’s meal is better than the food at a party where there are arguments....
This verse is good advice for any person who has authority. When there is bad news, many people would blame innocent people. Many rulers do not want to hear about troubles. Sometimes people hate an h...
ALSO. — Among other evil things. The subject of perversion of justice is again taken up. TO PUNISH. — Especially by fining. TO STRIKE — _i.e.,_ scourge. (Comp. Deuteronomy 25:1.) FOR EQUITY — _i.e....
גַּ֤ם עֲנֹ֣ושׁ לַ † צַּדִּ֣יק לֹא ־טֹ֑וב...
CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than the lo...
CHAPTER 25 FORGIVING "Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause, and deceive not with thy lips. Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to h...
Verse Proverbs 17:3. Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire, b...
_No good. But very criminal. See Jeremias vii. 31._...
A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. He that ha...
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...
ALSO TO PUNISH THE JUST [IS] NOT GOOD,.... It is evil, and an abomination to the Lord, Proverbs 17:15. Evildoers indeed should be punished; but to punish the righteous also, as well as them, is far fr...
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity. Ver. 26. _Also to punish the just is not good._] The righteous are to be cherished and protected, as those that uphold the s...
_A foolish son_, &c. This was said before, Proverbs 15:20, and elsewhere; but he here repeats it, as a point of great moment and constant use, and as a powerful motive to oblige both children to condu...
V. 26. ALSO, TO PUNISH THE JUST IS NOT GOOD, it is against the principles of justice to have the righteous bear any kind of punishment, NOR TO STRIKE PRINCES FOR EQUITY, smiting the noble contrary to...
ALSO: this particle seems to have relation to the next foregoing proverb, to imply that it is a very evil thing for children to cause grief to their parents, as it is also to do what here follows. TO...
Proverbs 17:26 punish H6064 (H8800) righteous H6662 good H2896 strike H5221 (H8687) princes H5081 uprightness H3476
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: About the most satisfactory substitute for wisdom is silence. Discretion of speech is better than fluency of speech. KEY W...
Proverbs 17:1. _Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith._ See Proverbs 15:17. Proverbs 17:3. _The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace_ (or crucible) _for gold._ Silver ores in Mexico are...
_Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity._ STRIKING PRINCES The spirit of lawlessness, which sought a remedy for real or imaginary ills by striking at princes, was not a...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 17:23 Verses Proverbs 17:23 and Proverbs 17:26 speak of justice being thwa
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 17:26. ALSO, rather, _even_. It emphasizes the verb immediately following, viz., _to punish_, _i.e._, to inflict a pecuniary fine. Zockler renders the verse. “_Also to punish...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16, Proverbs 15:17; Proverbs 16:8.) Better
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife (Proverbs 17:1). Now the house full of sacrifices refer to the sacrifices. It's, if in that economy the of the Judai...
2 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 16:8; 2 Samuel 19:7; 2 Samuel 3:23; 2 S
To strike — Nor to smite magistrates, either with the hand or tongue, for the execution of justice....