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Verse Ecclesiastes 10:11. _THE SERPENT WILL BITE WITHOUT
ENCHANTMENT_] בלא לחש _belo lachash_, without _hissing_. As a
snake may bite before it hiss, so also will the babbler, talkative
person, or ca...
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Rather: “If a serpent without enchantment (i. e., not being
enchanted) bites, then there is no advantage to the charmer”: i. e.,
if the charmer is unwisely slack in exercising his craft, he will be
bi...
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CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom...
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_Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment_ Literally, IF THE
SERPENT WILL BITE WITHOUT ENCHANTMENT, _i.e._in the absence of skill
to charm it. It is hardly necessary to dwell at length on a to...
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SURELY, THE SERPENT WILL BITE WITHOUT ENCHANTMENT— _If the serpent
biteth because he is not enchanted, then nothing remaineth to the
master of enchantments._ The two proverbial similes made use of in...
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3. Failures in life result from lack of Wis. 10:8-11
TEXT 10:8-11
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He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who
breaks through a wall.
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He who quarries stones may be hurt...
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no
better.
WITHOUT ENCHANTMENT - if "enchantment" is not used.
AND A BABBLER (A BABBLING CALUMNIATOR) IS NO BETTER. Therefore, a...
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10:11 before (f-5) Lit. 'without.' advantage. (g-12) Or 'he who hath a
tongue is no better;' the word for 'charmer here is lit. 'master of
the tongue.'...
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PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations....
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THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
V1 Dead flies can get...
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This also is a difficult verse. Literally translated it is, _If the
serpent bite for lack of enchantment, there is no advantage to the
master of the tongue._ It seems best to follow the LXX. and other...
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אִם ־יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ הַ נָּחָ֖שׁ בְּ לֹוא
־לָ֑חַשׁ וְ אֵ֣ין יִתְרֹ֔ון לְ בַ֖עַל
הַ לָּשֹֽׁון׃...
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FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li...
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How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs...
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_Silence. Protestants, "without enchantment, and a babbler is no
better." (Haydock) --- But he compares the detractor to a serpent,
(Calmet) as he infuses the poison into all who pay attention to him....
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He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge,
a serpent shall bite him. (9) Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt
therewith; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereb...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a...
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SURELY THE SERPENT WILL BITE WITHOUT ENCHANTMENT,.... See Jeremiah
8:17. Or rather, "without a whisper" t; without hissing, or any noise,
giving no warning at all: so the Vulgate Latin version renders...
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no
better.
Ver. 11. _Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment._] It is
for want of wisdom that the babbler, or tongue master...
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_Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment_ Unless it be
seasonably prevented by the art and care of the charmer. This is an
allusion to the general opinion, then and still prevailing in the
ea...
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment, that is, unless it
is kept under enchantment by music or the sound of the voice properly
modulated; AND A BABBLER IS NO BETTER. As one may escape the...
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A BABBLER:
_ Heb._ the master of the tongue...
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"IF THE SERPENT BITES BEFORE BEING CHARMED, THERE IS NO PROFIT FOR THE
CHARMER.""If the man is bitten before he has time to use his charm, it
is no profit to him that he has the secret----the warning...
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11-15 There is a practice in the East, of charming serpents by music.
The babbler's tongue is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison; and
contradiction only makes it the more violent. We must find the...
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WITHOUT ENCHANTMENT; if not seasonably prevented by the art and care
of the charmer; which practice he doth not justify, but only mention
by way of resemblance. See on PSALMS 58:5. A BABBLER, Heb. _a...
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Ecclesiastes 10:11 serpent H5175 bite H5391 (H8799) charmed H3908
babbler H3956 H1167 different H3504
the serpent - Psalms 58:4-5; Jeremiah 8:17
a babbler - Heb. the master of the tongue, Psalms 52:2...
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THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTING THOUGHTFULLY AND WITH GREAT CARE WITH REGARD
TO THE AFFAIRS OF LIFE (ECCLESIASTES 10:8).
Ecclesiastes 10:8
‘He who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a...
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Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp...
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CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack...
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Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,...
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ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 10:8 The various disasters
described in vv. Ecclesiastes 10:8 are all accidental, so the one WHO
DIGS A PIT is not necessarily intending to cause harm.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var ima...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:11. A BABBLER IS NO BETTER.] _Lit_., “The master of
the tongue.” One who is of ready utterance, capable of producing
great effects by the power of speech, yet lacking...
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EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
DEAD FLIES CAUSE THE OINTMENT OF THE APOTHECARY TO SE...
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Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert...
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James 3:6; Jeremiah 8:17; Proverbs 18:21; Psalms 52:2; Psalms 58:4;
Psalms 58:5; Psalms 64:3...
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Without — If not prevented by the art and care of the charmer; which
practice he does not justify, but only mentions by way of resemblance....