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Verse Proverbs 9:7. _HE THAT REPROVETH A SCORNER_] לץ _lets_, the
person who _mocks_ at sacred things; the _libertine_, the _infidel_;
who turns the most serious things into ridicule, and, by his _wi...
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These verses seem somewhat to interrupt the continuity of the
invitation which Wisdom utters. The order of thought is, however,
this: “I speak to you, the simple, the open ones, for you have yet
ears...
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CHAPTER 9
_ 1. The invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1)_
2. The contrast with Folly. (Proverbs 9:13)
Proverbs 9:1. The first section of Proverbs closeth with a contrast of
Wisdom and Folly, both pers...
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PROVERBS 9. THE INVITATIONS OF WISDOM AND FOLLY CONTRASTED. This
section closes with a couple of graphic pictures of Wisdom and Folly
personified, each bidding for the attention of the passers-by with...
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HE THAT REPROVETH, &C.: verses: Proverbs 9:7 not "out of their proper
context". See the Structure on p. 874.
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44....
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_shame … a blot_ because his failure convicts him of unwisdom in the
attempt. Comp. Matthew 7:6....
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There is some abruptness in the introduction of these verses, which
seem to interrupt the even flow of the invitation given by Wisdom. The
majority of commentators regard them as the justification off...
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HE THAT REPROVETH A SCORNER— This and the following verse supply us
with a reason for the conduct of Wisdom in addressing herself only to
the simple. She invites not the pretendedly wise, those who th...
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CHAPTER 9
TEXT Proverbs 9:1-9
1.
Wisdom hath builded her house;
She hath hewn out her seven pillars:
2.
She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine;
She hath also furnished her table:...
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
HE THAT REPROVETH A SCORNER GETTETH TO HIMSELF SHAME ... A BLOT. The
"foolish," or, H...
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THE RIVALS
Folly and Wisdom invite guests to their respective houses. The
consequences of accepting either of the two invitations are described.
We are reminded of the Greek parable, 'The choice of H...
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He will insult and revile you....
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LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM
PROVERBS
_KEITH SIMONS_
CHAPTER 9
Solomon’s last, great lesson to his son is almost complete. Perhaps
Solomon paused here. Maybe he thought about whether he had taught
enough...
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Some people will never listen to you. They refuse to follow advice.
They refuse all correction....
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HE THAT REPROVETH A SCORNER... — Wisdom does not address the
scoffer, nor the godless: this would be “giving that which is holy
unto the dogs, and casting pearls before swine” (Matthew 7:6).
(Comp. ou...
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יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ לֹ֣ו קָלֹ֑ון
וּ מֹוכִ
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CHAPTER 10
TWO VOICES IN THE HIGH PLACES OF THE CITY
Proverbs 9:1, Proverbs 20:14 with Proberbs 3, and Proverbs 20:16 with
Prove
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TWO CONTRASTED INVITATIONS
Proverbs 9:1-18
There is an age-long competition between Wisdom and Folly, Virtue and
Vice. The palace of Wisdom is very attractive-well built and well
furnished. It is...
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The last address is a contrast between wisdom and folly. Each is
personified as a woman calling to youth. Wisdom has builded her house,
and spread her feast in the high places of the city. She calls t...
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a (g) blot.
(g) For the wicked will contemn him and labour to defame him....
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Scorner. This is the reason why wisdom speaks only to the simple. The
conceited would only laugh at her instructions. These scoffers
represent heretics and libertines, chap. i. 22. (Calmet) --- Where...
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. Reprove not a scorner,
lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. Give...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 9.
There are two very distinct parts in this book. The first nine Chapter
s, which give the great general principles; and the proverbs, properly
so...
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HE THAT REPROVETH A SCORNER GETTETH TO HIMSELF SHAME,.... Intimating,
that though the simple, and such as want understanding, and of whom
there is hope of doing them good, are to be invited into Wisdo...
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He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that
rebuketh a wicked [man getteth] himself a blot.
Ver. 7. _He that reproveth a scorner._] This, with the three next
verses, may seem to...
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_He that reproveth a scorner_ “This and the following verse supply
us with a reason for the conduct of wisdom, in addressing herself only
to the simple. She invites not the pretendedly wise, those who...
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He that reproveth a scorner, trying to correct him, GETTETH TO HIMSELF
SHAME, his efforts are met with insults and mocking rejection, AND HE
THAT REBUKETH A WICKED MAN GETTETH HIMSELF A BLOT, that is,...
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THE BANQUET OF WISDOM...
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1-12 Christ has prepared ordinances to which his people are admitted,
and by which nourishment is given here to those that believe in him,
as well as mansions in heaven hereafter. The ministers of th...
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Proverbs 9:7 corrects H3256 (H8802) scoffer H3887 (H8801) gets H3947
(H8802) shame H7036 rebukes H3198 ...
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THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE SCORNER, WHO DOES NOT LIKE REPROOF, AND THE
WISE MAN WHO HEEDS IT, (A WARNING TO THE NAIVE), CENTRED ROUND THE
FEAR OF YHWH (PROVERBS 9:7).
The prologue initially began with a...
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CONTENTS: Wisdom (Christ) and sin, as rivals for the soul of man.
CHARACTERS: God, Wisdom.
CONCLUSION: Christ and sin are both seeking to have the uppermost
place in the soul of man. We are therefor...
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Proverbs 9:1. _Wisdom hath builded her house._ This chapter opens with
a sublime allegory. We see the princess, the mother of angels and men,
enthroned in her temple, “the church which is the pillar a...
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_Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee._
REPROOF
How to give it, and how to take it. Reproofs are like sharp knives,
very needful and very useful; but they should not be in the hands of
children....
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PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 9:7 The person who desires to be wise must
consider how his heart responds to wise correction (see v. Proverbs
9:12). In order to be wise with others, he must have the good
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
PROVERBS 9:1. WISDOM, in the plural, as in chap. Proverbs 1:20, to
express excellence and dignity.
PROVERBS 9:2. SHE HATH MINGLED HER WINE. Some commentators understand
the mingling...
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EXPOSITION
PROVERBS 9:1
15. _Fifteenth admonitory discourse, _containing in a parabolic form
an invitation of Wisdom (Proverbs 9:1), and that of her rival Folly
(Proverbs 9:13). Th
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Chapter 9 continues in its praise of wisdom.
Wisdom hath built her house, she has hewn out the seven pillars: She
has killed her beasts; she has mingled her wine; and she has furnished
her table. And...
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1 Kings 18:17; 1 Kings 21:20; 1 Kings 22:24; 1 Kings 22:27;...
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A former — He shews whom he meant by the foolish, Proverbs 9:6, even
scorners and wicked men, and presses his last advice of forsaking them
because there was no good, but hurt to be got from them....