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Verse Proverbs 27:27. _GOATS' MILK ENOUGH FOR THY FOOD_] ללחמך
_lelachmecha_, "to thy bread;" for they ate the _bread_ and _supped
the milk_ to assist mastication, and help deglutition. And it seems...
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The verses sing the praises of the earlier patriarchal life, with its
flocks and herds, and tillage of the ground, as compared with the
commerce of a later time, with money as its chief or only wealth...
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V. INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN TO SOLOMON
In the three Chapter s which follow 27-29 we find the change we have
noticed before. These proverbs are addressed to a person and the
phrases “My son” and the persona...
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A collection of aphorisms on various subjects.
PROVERBS 27:3. _cf._ Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that
vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his
anger.
Proverbs 27:4 a...
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MAINTENANCE. life....
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for _the maintenance of_ Rather, MAINTENANCE FOR, R.V....
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FOR RICHES ARE NOT FOR EVER, &C.— See Hiller. pars 2: p. 9. The
author of the Observations remarks, that _milk_ is a great part of the
diet of the eastern people. Their _goats_ furnish them with some...
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TEXT Proverbs 27:19-27
19.
As in water face answereth face,
So the heart of man to man.
20.
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21.
The refining pot...
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And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of
thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
GOATS' MILK ENOUGH FOR THY FOOD ... The flocks and herds supplied all
t...
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SUNDRY OBSERVATIONS. AGRICULTURE
4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant (Song of Solomon 8:6).
5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his
faults. An enemy will be 'profus...
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Solomon is describing a farm. He warns the farmer to be responsible.
If the farmer does not work, he could lose his land. But if the farmer
works hard, his family will be content. The sheep and goats...
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 27
V1 Do not become proud about your plans for tomorrow.
You do not know what will happen tomorrow....
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FOR THE MAINTENANCE FOR THY MAIDENS, who tend the cattle....
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וְ דֵ֤י ׀ חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭
לַחְמְךָ לְ
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CHAPTER 28
LIVING DAY BY DAY
"Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will
bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1
"The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of men
ar...
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Verse Proverbs 27:5. This proverb takes for granted the need for
rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to
rebuke.
Verse Proverbs 27:14. There is nothing more calculated to...
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CHAPTER XXVII.
_ Milk. We cannot but admire such frugality. Septuagint are rather
different; (Calmet) ver. 25., "Be careful of the grass of thy
field....that thou mayst have lambs for thy clothing. H...
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REFLECTIONS.
WHAT the wise man hath said in the close of this chapter, of the
diligence of looking well to the state of the flock, and the care of
the herds, may well be construed into the diligence e...
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My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that
reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself;
but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment tha...
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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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AND [THOU SHALT HAVE] GOATS' MILK ENOUGH FOR THY FOOD,.... The word
for "goats", in Proverbs 27:26, signifies he goats, which were sold to
buy fields, pay servants or rent, or purchase the necessaries...
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And [thou shalt have] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of
thy household, and [for] the maintenance for thy maidens.
Ver. 27. And thou shalt have goat's milk enough.] And this was
ancient...
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_The hay appeareth, and the tender grass_ In their proper seasons.
These and the following things are mentioned as further arguments and
encouragements to persuade to diligence: God invites thee to it...
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And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of
thy household, the family and the house-servants, AND FOR THE
MAINTENANCE FOR THY MAIDENS, the female slaves which were always foun...
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WISDOM AND HUMILITY GO HAND IN HAND...
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HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the
outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered
are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third sec...
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MAINTENANCE:
_ Heb._ life...
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Proverbs 27:27 enough H1767 goats H5795 milk H2461 food H3899 food
H3899 household H1004 nourishment H2416 maidservants...
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Proverbs 27:1. _Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not
what a day may bring forth._
Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do
when we come to any age, or what sh...
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CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions.
CHARACTERS: Solomon, his son.
CONCLUSION: (Principal lesson.) Use the present time with diligence
and wisdom and presume not upon tomorrow. We should speak of th...
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Proverbs 27:2. _Let another man praise thee._ A man is sometimes
compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in
the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Jesus...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 27:23_
MODEL FARMING
These words were especially applicable to the Israelitish people in
their early history, when every family lived upon its own domain...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 27:1
These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in
subject.
PROVERBS 27:1
BOAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMORROW. He boasts himself ...
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Matthew 6:33; Proverbs 30:8; Proverbs 30:9...
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE
Proverbs 27:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and
with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Testament
w...
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Goat's milk — Or, if thou chusest rather to keep thy goats, the milk
will serve thee for food to thyself and family. In ancient times men
used a plain and simple diet....