Go not forth hastily, without necessary cause and due consideration, to strive, either judicially or otherwise. Put thee to shame, for thy folly in undertaking what thou wast not able to accomplish, and for thy injustice in charging him wrongfully.
Verse Proverbs 25:8. _GO NOT FORTH HASTILY TO STRIVE_] לרב _lerib_, to enter into a _lawsuit_. Keep from this _pit of the bottomless deep_, unless urged by the direst necessity....
The general meaning is: It is dangerous to plunge into litigation. At all times, there is the risk of failure, and, if we fail, of being at the mercy of an irritated adversary. Without the italics, th...
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...
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...
GO NOT FORTH, &C. Illustrations: Gaal (Judges 9:26); the ten tribes (Joshua 22:12); Abner(2 Samuel 2:14; 2 Samuel 2:17); Asahel ...
thou know not] These words are also inserted in R.V. text, with the alternative in the margin, _Lest_it be said _in the end thereof, What wilt thou do? when_&c. The Heb. as it stands is forcible in it...
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...
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...
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. GO NOT FORTH HASTILY TO STRIVE, LEST (THOU KNOW NOT) WHAT TO DO IN THE E...
FORTH] RV 'forward': cp. Luke 14:11. The last words of Luke 14:7 belong to Luke 14:8, 'What thine eyes have seen, go not forth hastily to dispute about. For what wilt thou do in the end, when,' etc. 9...
COURTS. QUARRELS 1-7. relate to kings and courts....
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 25 MORE OF SOLOMON’S PROVERBS (WISE WORDS) (PROVERBS 25:1 TO PROVERBS 29:27)...
If you are unhappy with someone, you should discuss the matter with that person first. You should not gossip....
WHEN THY NEIGHBOUR HATH PUT THEE TO SHAME. — Proved thee to be in the wrong, and won his cause against thee....
אַל ־תֵּצֵ֥א לָ רִ֗ב מַ֫הֵ֥ר פֶּ֣ן מַה
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...
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...
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...
_Not. Septuagint, "repent when thy friend may reproach thee." (Haydock) --- Friend. A word spoken in haste may expose him to ridicule._...
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...
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...
GO NOT FORTH HASTILY TO STRIVE,.... To go to law with a neighbour; think well of it beforehand; consider the nature of the cause, whether right or wrong; or whether it is a matter of such moment as to...
_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._ Ver. 8. _Go not forth hastily to strive._] Contention is the daughter...
_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...
Go not forth hastily to strive, rushing forth at the slightest provocation with quarrelsome intent, LEST THOU KNOW NOT WHAT TO DO IN THE END THEREOF, WHEN THY NEIGHBOR HATH PUT THEE TO SHAME, for it i...
TRUE WISDOM THE HIGHEST GOOD OF KINGS AND SUBJECTS....
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, -...
Proverbs 25:8 go H3318 (H8799) hastily H4118 court H7378 (H8800) do H6213 (H8799) end H319 neighbor...
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...
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...
_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...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 25:1 Hezekiah’s Collection of Solomonic Proverbs 1:1. The present form of the book of...
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....
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...
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...
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...
2 Kings 14:8; 2 Samuel 2:14; 2 Samuel 2:26; Jeremiah 5:31; Luke 14: